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So this Forkner guy was the chief test pilot for the 737. He sends emails saying the MCAS is out of control. He also is the one that tells the FAA MCAS should
by droithomme 7y ago
So this Forkner guy was the chief test pilot for the 737.
He sends emails saying the MCAS is out of control. He also is the one that tells the FAA MCAS should not be included in flight materials, and he later emails them to remind them to remove it when they include it anyway.
His attorney says he's a nice guy and was under pressure from others.
Great. Indict him, bring him in, and have him testify under oath who these others are and what exactly they ordered him to do.
As to the claim Boeing couldn't turn over the letters they found before the second crash to the FAA because the FAA itself was being "criminally investigated", first what difference does that make given the FAA is still the oversight agency, and second given that that investigation didn't start until after the second crash and therefore wasn't even a thing at the time they discovered the emails.
- ilaksh 7y agoI don't think it said he was driving to have it removed. I think he reminded the FAA that it was not included even though it seemed substantial. In other words suggesting they should review that decision.
- droithomme 7y ago> In a Jan. 17, 2017 email, Forkner reminded an FAA official to delete information about MCAS from materials written for pilots transitioning to the 737 Max from an older model of the jet. In the email, Forkner said “recall we decided we weren’t going to cover” MCAS in the 737 Max’s flight crew manuals because the system only operated “way outside the normal operating envelope.”