Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
I'm well aware. And you get to fly it for a while when it comes back before I set foot on it. <shrugs>
The question is: Did 350 people have to die for us to realize that there were flaws in how the 737MAX was brought to market? Could we have seen the potential dangers, identified and remedied them earlier in the process, and not have had to destroy 350 families and thousands of family members? @:-)
Question: Did 350 people have to die for us to realize all pilots -- not just US mainline ones -- should be trained and familiar with basic procedures and that the FO is and should be a co-pilot, with all that entails? Could we have seen the potential dangers, identified and remedied them earlier in the process? If you're going to avoid the 737MAX (as is your right to do) over misunderstanding what MCAS is or isn't, I presume you are also going to avoid airlines that use co-pilots with flight experience measured in the low hundreds rather than thousands of hours?