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That brings up another point. Even though MCAS was stupidly implemented on the MAX, both of those planes were savable. American pilots in particular are well trained to recognize and deal with runaway trim conditions. In fact, it's been a "memory item" forever on the 737, so critical is it to safety:

B737 Memory Items

B737-300 Memory Items
www.theairlinepilots.com

Not to throw those poor pilots under the bus (it wasn't their fault their training sucked) but it's very likely that had those MCAS malfunctions occurred domestically, no one would have died.
 
crashtech said:
1. I never said he was a dummy. He seems smart and believable.

2. I never said he was ignoring MCAS issues. What I am saying is that his concerns do not have anything to do with MCAS.

3. There is ample evidence that MCAS malfunctions were the triggers for both accidents. A big contributing factor was that many overseas pilots are poorly trained.

4. There is NO evidence AT ALL that anything else on the plane besides the runaway trim was malfunctioning. As far as investigators can determine, the engines and flights controls were operational right up until the crash.
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On 4, technically they had AoA vane faults, too.
 
Zorba said:
On 4, technically they had AoA vane faults, too.
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Oh, yes, absolutely. My mistake. I guess I was including that in MCAS in my mind when it does a lot of other things as well. Since it was redundant, the other sensor would have been adequate to fly the plane, though.
 
sdifox said:
CEO gone. I hope he gets charged with criminal negligence causing death. Could have prevented the second crash.

Boeing CEO resigns after two deadly Max 737 crashes

Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufacturer since the crash of two of its 737 Max airliners.
beta.ctvnews.ca beta.ctvnews.ca
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Don't count on it. Seems like the top brass is usually protected somehow. Sucks. But I agree, if it's clear that the CEO was criminally negligent, his head should roll (so to speak).
 
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