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The crux of the matter: > if the group had built the MCAS in a way that would depend on two sensors, and would shut the system off if one fails, he thinks the
by FabHK 8y ago
The crux of the matter:
> if the group had built the MCAS in a way that would depend on two sensors, and would shut the system off if one fails, he thinks the company would have needed to install an alert in the cockpit to make the pilots aware that the safety system was off.
> And if that happens, Ludtke said, the pilots would potentially need training on the new alert and the underlying system. That could mean simulator time, which was off the table.
- LarryDarrell 8y agoIt seems like we are determined to live in a Gilded Age Fantasy Camp. It's like the Titanic not having enough lifeboats. I've been around the block. I know Big Corp will always place value on profits over safety, but we seem to be entering an age where they feel unconstrained.
- gameswithgo 8y agoeven before that: the plane is a bad design because making a new plane that works properly with the bigger engines was also off the table. so hundreds of people die.