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No need to make MCAS less aggressive. Training + an alarm should be sufficient. Even now, with no other changes at all, training might well be sufficient, tho
by cryptonector 8y ago
No need to make MCAS less aggressive. Training + an alarm should be sufficient. Even now, with no other changes at all, training might well be sufficient, though I'd much rather they make the system more robust and add an alarm.
- ulfw 8y agoNo training in the world will help if this system malfunctions and puts the nose down at 1000ft already. You can't react fast enough to not hit the ground. Also I don't want to fly in a plane where 'trained' pilots have to fearfully watched every feet they climb to quickly overturn a system that malfunctions.
- cryptonector 8y agoThat's clearly not true, since the day before the Lion Air crash a pilot flying in the jump seat was able to diagnose and correct the issue.
- ulfw 8y agoAt 40,000 feet you have ample time to react. At 1000 you don‘t. That‘s my argument.
- cryptonector 8y agoIIUC the incident the day before the Lion Air crash was also on take-off.
- kalleboo 8y agoMy minimum requirements would be: * Manual MCAS cut-out switch that leaves the electronic trim available, without resorting to "hacks" like using the flaps. * AoA disagree warning option on all planes, maybe even auto-cut out MCAS when disagree happens. * Simulator training for all pilots on all MCAS failure scenarios and flying without MCAS.