The UA forum has its own crash thread that is much busier, so I will not quote from it, merely rephrase. If you anyone is interested, it's always on first page of forum (for now).
Originally Posted by
rdchen
Since the MCAS can only be activated when the AP is off, shouldn't the constant movements of the trim wheels have alerted the pilots that something is wrong with the stabilizer?
We have several pilots posting in the thread, and according to one the software moves it on takeoff (maybe landings) quite a bit, so probably would not be noticed.
Originally Posted by
JamesKidd
Would be interesting to see if anyone else follows. I would be looking at Norwegian particularly, they've got 100 odd on the order book, and they've indicated they will ask Boeing for compensation for grounding their existing Max fleet.
According to a poster in UA thread, Garuda may be using this to dump the order due to its financial situation. I'm no economist, but suspect not too many orders will be cancelled once the software is fixed. And of course Boeing is now offering the second AoA sensor activated for free on new orders (and probably will do something about the frames already delivered - compared to orders there aren't that many deliveries). Just wonder what Boeing is going to do with all those planes they are still building since they suspended deliveries
