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Just because a system isn't necessary for safe flight doesn't meant that a) it can't kill you or b) you shouldn't use it. If you think that blaming the people
by conartist6 2y ago
Just because a system isn't necessary for safe flight doesn't meant that a) it can't kill you or b) you shouldn't use it.
If you think that blaming the people will solve the problem, then I'm excited to be the one to introduce you to one of the most important and underserved fields of engineering: human factors, the study of which is a major reason we have safe aviation.
- zaphar 2y agoHuman factors is an important field of study, yes. But just because we know humans make mistakes doesn't mean we can't hold them accountable for those mistakes when they happen. Our tendency to focus on one thing to the exclusion of the other things is bad for getting a full understanding of what is going on. Two things are true in this incident: 1. Boeing has a known unfixed software bug in their planes that puts pilots in a bad position. It has multiple known failures that look the same and created a learned response that was incorrect. This is bad and Boeing should answer for it. 2. The pilots are ultimately responsible for making sure they are hitting the correct speed for take off and should be aborting if they are having difficulty making that speed. They failed to do so in this case. This is bad and they should have to answer for it. Both of these are true and neither one excuses the other.