Comments by "Bo McGillacutty" (@Mrbfgray) on "Ethiopian Airlines crash: Is the Boeing 737 MAX a safe plane? | DW News" video.

  1. How many thousands of folks are you willing to kill due to extra ground transportation to possibly save 200?
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  2. Martha Martha You are apparently the only person on Earth who knows what happened...why don't you share your exceptional brilliance with the FAA!
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  3.  @Birabiro_2000  Your initial post presumed Boeing was at fault. Likely there is at least a bit of truth to that in terms of MCAS and training for it. But the first Max crash seemed (from some accounts) to be utter incompetence in the cockpit, as tho they were extremely drunk. First they took off without authorization from the tower, something you NEVER DO, then they failed to identify the situation, failed to turn off MCAS, failed even to scan the instruments in front of them apparently as they completely miss judged the attitude of the aircraft and exacerbated the situation by rolling into instead of out of the already steep bank angle until they were in an unrecoverable dive. In addition to all that there were reports from previous flights with the same plane of some issues probably the result of attitude sensors (AOA) that either should have been replaced or that particular plane grounded until sorted out but the previous pilots managed to handle it fine. So faulty maintenance and flight operation standards could also be primary contributors. As for the latest crash we just don't know...for both crashes the final verdict is not in. Does that make it prudent to ground the entire fleet? Maybe but how many folks will drive instead of fly which is orders of magnitude more dangerous than the worst airline record of the last 20 yr.s. More driving guarantees more fatalities on the road.
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  4.  @Birabiro_2000  Yes we have to resist the temptation place blame right now. One thing I know for certain--Boeing and every airline operator of the 737 Max are ALL over this, in constant communication and doing everything they possibly can to get it figured out and make sure they are operated safely meanwhile. One of my brothers is a veteran Mechanical Engineer for Boeing Airliners and they intimately dissect every incident that has happened in recent decades to ANY plane (including Airbus) to learn all they can and implement that knowledge...it's how airliners became so astonishingly safe in recent yr.s. For me (also an engineering geek) it's a terrifically fascinating series of events typically with multiple contributing factors both human and system, although pilot error alone is sometimes to blame this looks more nuanced. I can't let go of it until I understand it to my satisfaction. Plus BA stock has been excellent as the company has executed in the last several yr.s., I sold it Monday and will be looking to rebuild my position slowly. (not to sound callous to the human tragedy, lost a couple brothers in my rural area in the last one) But we have to be patient for now. Pardon me caring on!
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  5. How do you know the pilots weren't drunk in both cases? The first one sure appears they were high on something besides air.
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  6. There are flaws in every plane ever built.
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