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by bronson 7y ago
The thing about name and shame websites is how easily they are gamed.
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by bronson 7y ago
Their point was about the way Boeing is trying (and mostly succeeding) in steering media coverage about the MAX-8. (If Boeing keeps discussion on the micro issues, maybe they won't have to publicly address a macro problem). Their comme
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by bronson 7y ago
Yes you can. Clearly Boeing Is suffering serious process failure, especially in letting two crash before responding properly. Is the MCAS the only place they messed up? Will this fix truly be 100%? Remember that their first attempt at a fix
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by bronson 7y ago
The software is a fundamental part of the airframe. You can’t separate the two and still have an airplane rated for flight.
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by bronson 7y ago
On this thread you’ve been one person replying to many. If there’s anyone expressing a personal view here, that would have to be you. Also, it’s the ‘airframe is fundamentally flawed’ meme. That’s an important difference.
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by bronson 7y ago
Can you connect the iPad keyboard to a Mac? Apple's site doesn't list compatibility: https://www.apple.com/smart-keyboard/ Even if you could, it sounds pretty irritating to carry.
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by bronson 7y ago
It's like any good technical religious debate: both sides have good points and the ideal that they're both working toward is somewhere in the middle. Airbus has backed off trying automate everything (starting with AF 296 in 1988)
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by bronson 7y ago
The split scimitar winglets on 700s and 800s can be hard to tell apart from the MAX8's AT winglets (the AT is more raked). You're right about the giant sawtoothed LEAP engines being distinctive. Also MAX8s have a sharp rear tailco
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by bronson 7y ago
> that driving or riding in a car is probably the most risky thing that most people do all the time. And yet, we accept the risk. So this seems like a good baseline for what should be considered an acceptable risk. For cars. I'm ver
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by bronson 7y ago
There's not really any debate. The MAX ignored very basic controls lessons that were learned and institutionalized, as you say, over 50 years ago.
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by bronson 7y ago
True, he just tells the ad buyers.
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by bronson 7y ago
Elicit http://elicitinsights.com | Senior Technology Consultant | Remote | Full-Time Elicit needs data technologists! We're an established consultancy building an elite team of technology architects to pair with our top not
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by bronson 7y ago
Section 5.3: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3532398/ao2008070.pdf#page225 A microprocessor failed and output corrupted data.
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by bronson 7y ago
More like deceived: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seattletimes.com/business/b... Whether it was intentional to meet the schedule or accidental, we may never know.
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by bronson 7y ago
A 20-meter-tall, single-armed crane is the future? According to your article, that’s all that exists now. So, again, maybe or maybe not. You have a long, long way to go first.
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by bronson 7y ago
What you’re saying may or may not come true one day but it’s not on anyone’s road map today. Your last sentence veers into science fiction.
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by bronson 7y ago
Remember that they left an airport about 7000 feet up and headed over mountains. It's unlikely the plane was ever more than a few thousand feet above ground level. Page 26 in Ethiopia's report: https://fearoflanding.com
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by bronson 7y ago
I'm just pointing out that "they just need to be trained for the plane's behavior" isn't on the table for the MAX-8. The contracts said it would have the same type rating, and therefore the MCAS, for better or for w
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by bronson 7y ago
That’s the whole point: the MCAS was supposed to be cheaper/easier for the airlines than new training.
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by bronson 7y ago
> One crash takes a really long time to recover from in that score. As it should be. That's how important safety is. Boeing brought this on themselves by letting a second airplane crash before responding properly.
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by bronson 7y ago
Your second sentence is too glib. By just about any statistic you want to look at, the MAX-8 has an abysmal safety record. Probably worse than any other aircraft in revenue flight. It's perfectly rational to look at the results, regard
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by bronson 7y ago
The aircraft flies fine in most flight profiles, yes. At high angle of attack, the MAX-8 is more unstable than pilots were trained to expect. And the MCAS has done an absolutely miserable job of fixing this. Worst case scenario bad: it caus
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Astronomers just found a 2nd galaxy containing no dark matter(businessinsider.com)
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by bronson 7y ago
But nobody has EVER argued that, have they? I'm saying it's a pointless statement and trying to demonstrate its ridiculousness.
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by bronson 7y ago
> If lacking life is what's cruel Nobody's arguing this, are they? If you do believe this, then I hope you're breeding rats, rabbits, and insects as fast as possible!
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by bronson 7y ago
I'm the opposite. If I see "10M" in financial docs, then I have to pause think about context. If I see "10MM" I'm certain that the author meant "million" and keep on reading.
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by bronson 7y ago
You’re saying that Boeing intentionally sold unsafe airplanes? And the airlines, knowing this, still bought them?
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by bronson 7y ago
Then you're extremely surprised. "Currently, the NFIP’s debt totals $24.6 billion, nearly six times the program’s total annual receipts of $4.3 billion" https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congres
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by bronson 8y ago
The problem was the MCAS. That's new technology.
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by bronson 8y ago
It's had 3 decades of experience and bugfixes.

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