Originally Posted by
denver19
I don't consider myself hysterical, nor a nervous flyer. Ive been 1K for years. But there is no reason to be illogical: Just ignoring the circumstances is limited to the US now. Most os the world has grounded the MAX8 until the problem can be evaluated. So I changed my flight off a Max9 today. If the FAA can't wrap their heads around reasonable response, then we as informed travelers must.
A great deal of the world (including the US) is prone to reacting emotionally and ignoring facts in order to jump on bandwagons. The US was the lone ally in 1918 that said the Versailles Treaty was a bad idea but hey, it's bad to be a loner ...
The people I know at FAA or supporting them take air safety seriously and are much less political than other departments or agencies in the government.
We as travelers must always make our own decisions based on our own evaluation of what's in our best interests but that doesn't mean the FAA isn't wrapping their heads around a reasonable response. A lot of the reactions I see on the board are far from reasonable. Understandable but not based on Reason. In addition, I would bet very few (if any) of us on this forum know
what the FAA is doing.