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Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit, limiting ability to shut off MCAS
In the middle of Boeing 737 cockpits, sitting between the pilot seats, are two toggle switches that can immediately shut off power to the systems that control the angle of the plane’s horizontal tail. But as Boeing was transitioning from its 737 NG model to the 737 MAX, the company altered the labeling and the purpose of those two switches. (www.seattletimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The more I hear, the more I think people should be going to jail over this. At the very least, the CEO and other key players should be fired. It's sad to see an American giant like Boeing disgraced like this.
Boeing product liability lawsuit, prosecution exhibit A
Yup. You can't just blame it on foreign pilots anymore.
Sabotaging pilots is not a good way to design a system.
BOEING effectively sabotaged the pilots ability to control an elevator that is not responding to control inputs. In other words they have taken control from pilots who are used to the conventional 737 switches layout. This left them (The pilots) no options to recover from a severe unusual attitude. Hence these horrible crashes are Boeing's fault.
Have you ever flown a 737? Have you read the Stab Runaway checklist? Pull back on the wheel. Put your feet on the foot rest, have the other guy manually trim the Stab after you turn off all the power to it!
Helps if you got a “qualified” other guy? Virtually impossible to accomplish single pilot? Really!
Helps if you got a “qualified” other guy? Virtually impossible to accomplish single pilot? Really!
Ya got PLENTY of time to run checklists as the plane pitches every 10s... And trimming my hand with any powered assist should be easy, right? Boeing "insider" training made any trim issues a MEMORY item so it does same the checklists but trimming manually is like parking a Cadillac without power-steering.