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Hang on a minute. From the article, 'Mark Forkner, the chief technical pilot for the 737 Max...' then later, 'Forkner told Gustavsson that MCAS was “running
by awill 7y ago
Hang on a minute.
From the article,
'Mark Forkner, the chief technical pilot for the 737 Max...'
then later, 'Forkner told Gustavsson that MCAS was “running rampant in the sim on me,” referring to simulator tests of the aircraft. “Granted, I suck at flying, but even this was egregious.”'
So Boeing's chief technical pilot admits he sucks at flying????
then later,'Forkner is now a pilot at Southwest Airlines Co., the carrier said in a statement.'
Am I missing something? Is this a joke?
- wethebestcoder 7y agoI suck at coding but I'm way above average. I've seen what people do. So I suck but most developers I've worked with suck a lot worse.
- sterlind 7y agoyou sort of want someone who sucks at flying but has their wings. if you test with only ace pilots, you're likely to overestimate the skills of the average user. indeed, Boeing had assumed pilots would be quick-thinking enough to breeze through a checklist and compensate for MCAS in seconds, which wasn't the case even for seasoned pilots. also, I imagine the job of a technical pilot is more to assess the behavior of the hardware through a series of tests, rather than regular flying. like how QA testers of a CAD software might not be CAD wizards, but know the product inside and out.
- ilaksh 7y agoYeah, you missed something. What he showed there was called "humility" and it's something you will more often see with people who are actually extremely confident in their skills. It was just a way of qualifying his statement to reflect that the operation of the simulator, which is variable, affects the outcome. Of course he is an excellent pilot.
- mantap 7y agoHe's joking. Self deprecating.
- eric4brs 7y agoWhen MCAS was running rampant for Forkner, was it during a simulation of a failure of the angle of attack sensor that MCAS relied on? If so, then they basically predicted the failure that people are saying likely caused the crashes. If not, then perhaps there is another scenario where MCAS runs amok. Either way it's incredible.