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Experts find faults on two more Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8
Jakarta - Inspectors have found flaws in two other Lion Air Boeing 737-MAX 8. A flight data display problem found on one of the planes might be similar to one reported in the previous flight of crashed Lion Air MAX 8, experts warned. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
But a flight data display issue cause pilot lost ability to fly VFR? I don't think so.
Was thinking the same thing. If the pilots before were able to over come the issue why weren’t these pilots. Granted that’s if it was the same issue.
One was a day VFR departure. The other was a night VFR departure over a dark body of water. Very different scenarios. Still, there was information available to the pilots that was correct. The recorders and the investigation may tell us why it wasn't sorted out on this flight.
Just because one set of pilots could overcome a certain set of flight malfunction does not necessarily mean others should be able to overcome the same identical malfunction even in identical weather or time of day. Every human is unique. Their abilities are also unique. Can we say for sure that all pilots should be able to glide a commercial jet with all engines out safely onto the Hudson river? Capt Scully could do it right? So unless we die die must protect the Manufacturer for producing a defective aeroplane let's not blame the pilots. As for Maintenance failure... We don't know. Maybe they should have checked the pitot static lines for leaks after the first incident. And check all couplings for security. Maybe they have done these checks. We don't know yet. But I feel somehow a 2 month old aeroplane should be able to fly with bare minimum line maintenance checks and still be safe. To have such an extreme failure within 2 months amd less than 1000 hours? Maybe we should be looking at the production records for this particular aeroplane at the manufacturer.
The US Air A320 did most of the work when landing in the Hudson. The key decisions were to to land there and to turn on the APU which kept the flight controls in normal mode. The landing part was just hold the stick all the way back and the A320 did the flying.
Yes, you are right, and while the aircraft performed a perfect water landing all by herself Capt. Sully and his copilot were straightening the tie knots, combing their hair and polishing their shoes for good appearance before the world's TV cameras. You fool.
Last I checked, the Hudson didn't have an ILS system. The plane isn't going to do a precision landing without it.
You mind providing a source for this "hold the stick all the way back"? They don't land themselves unless you've asked it to file a precision approach.