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Yeah, I agree, it’s still arbitrary, just on different level.
by keymone 7y ago
Yeah, I agree, it’s still arbitrary, just on different level.
- dTal 7y agoI think it's the same level. There's no evident reason why "pilot's side" is any less arbitrary than "flip a coin". Was there actually an a-priori specification that AOA sensors must always be on the pilot's side? If there is such a specification, I can't find it - Google searches for stuff like 'AOA sensors pilots side' return mostly articles about the MAX. Nor can I see a good reason for it that is concordant with the existence of paid extra feature of a disagreement light - no particular significance or weight is given to the pilot's side sensor. It sure feels like this is a post-hoc rationalization for only writing software to handle one AOA vane at a time despite being equipped with two.
- keymone 7y agoMy speculation is that there is a class of instruments that get prioritized depending on main pilot’s side. It’s easy to assume there is a valid reason for that (ability to override and whatnot). Why would a sensor of which there are two, fall into that category - is a puzzle.