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That's fine, but signing off on it just means that they were convinced that it's airworthy. Your own [1] link even says: > “While the software upgrades and ch
by cjbprime 6y ago
That's fine, but signing off on it just means that they were convinced that it's airworthy. Your own [1] link even says:
> “While the software upgrades and changes are enough to get the plane back in the air, the agency is still demanding the development of a so-called synthetic sensor (that will be ready in 20 to 24 months) to reach even higher safety levels.”
This seems clear that we're talking about a conditional airworthiness rather than absolute confidence, safest plane ever made, etc etc. Recall that you said "It's probably far safer now than other models". Why are you saying that given that the experts you quoted are using the paragraph above for this plane, when they don't have similar concerns and requirements for other models?
- 0xy 6y agoBecause safety is far from a binary equation. Safety is a sliding scale that never reaches 100%. If the Max is 99.9999% safe and regulators are demanding they make it at least 99.99991% safe it doesn't detract from my point. If other planes received this level of scrutiny, changes would similarly be demanded. The practice of re-badging old models is widespread. I'm telling you that personally, I'd exclusively travel on just the Max for the rest of my days and wouldn't lose sleep.