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From what I understand the whole reason this happened was that Boeing wanted the new efficient engines without having to call the plane a new model. So they we
by dm319 6y ago
From what I understand the whole reason this happened was that Boeing wanted the new efficient engines without having to call the plane a new model. So they were really asking pilots with no training on the new Max planes to react correctly to a situation that didn't exist on the old plane within 10 seconds. Surely this is basically admitting to being at fault?
Also, these airlines that bought the Max on the basis they wouldn't have to re-train the pilots are presumably having to foot the bill for this?
- lisper 6y agoPrivate pilot here. You have it exactly right. The problem is not the ten-second reaction time. There are a lot of emergencies that require that kind of reaction time (engine failure, to cite the obvious example). The problem is ten-second reaction time to a new kind of emergency without special training for that emergency.
- redis_mlc 6y agoWhat you're missing is: - Boeing promised $1 million penalty per plane to Southwest if retraining was needed - none of the planes had the right cockpit indicators, whether they were ordered as an option or not. The US pilot unions are pissed about this. - the flight manuals were not accurate. This is a big deal from a regulatory standpoint, and means the planes were never airworthy. The EU could have a field day with this. - the certification paperwork was wrong. The FAA could do basically anything it wants to Boeing at this point, including asking for criminal charges. - pilot training is an on-going expense, forever. It actually would affect Southwest's business model, which depends on commonality. - Boeing is the US' biggest exporter, so this incompetence actually affected us at a national and international level financially.