Originally Posted by
CZAMFlyer
There are dozens of regulating agencies, hundreds of airlines, thousands of pilots and the families of 346 people who would dispute the notion that "they are just fine". I know you likely understand a little bit about certain aspects of aviation, so to claim the Max "are not unstable" is being disingenuous to readers with a lesser appreciation of aerodynamics. The entire point of designing and installing MCAS is because the newest version of the 737 is NOT inherently stable. Many aircraft (think fighter jets and aerobatic aircraft) are designing to exhibit flight instability as a functional advantage. Instability in a commercial airliner is not generally advantageous, as has sadly been demonstrated.
For a properly trained pilot - the aircraft are just fine.
As for the 346 dead people - well, aviation is not 100% risk free, and people will always die, given the number of people that fly everyday and the number that will fly over the life span of the aircraft program, the 346 dead can not even be called a statistical rounding error. Cold, I know, but that is the approach to safety - nothing but cold hard numbers. There is no place for emotion when performing safety work - it is all about the numbers.