Avoiding 737 max in AA?
Oct 1, 2022, 5:53 am
#31
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at 35,000 feet , I cannot tell a difference between 737 equipment and A32X equipment.
as for the safety - I think that is moot for a carrier like American - their pilots are professional and are trained to perform
as for the safety - I think that is moot for a carrier like American - their pilots are professional and are trained to perform
Oct 1, 2022, 7:06 am
#32
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I have fear of flying but think that the MAX is now safer. MCAS doesn't have the same teeth as before. From Boeing:
- Measurements from two Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors will be compared.
- Each sensor will submit its own data to the airplane’s flight control computer.
- MCAS will only be activated if both sensors agree.
- MCAS will only be activated once.
- MCAS will never override the pilot’s ability to control the airplane using the control column alone.
Oct 1, 2022, 8:27 am
#33
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EDIT: correction, it was the alert and indicators that were optional:
Boeing offered customers two optional paid features relating to AOA. The first was an AOA DISAGREE alert when the two sensors disagreed and the second was an indicator giving pilots a gauge of the actual angle.
Last edited by seigex; Oct 1, 2022 at 8:34 am
Oct 1, 2022, 4:49 pm
#35
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I would hope that some folks currently in F on my Tuesday flight decide to not want to fly the MAX so we can get above J0 and make space for upgrades.
Oct 1, 2022, 10:31 pm
#37
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so please Comment,
why don’t they remove the MCAS
(they can’t, because of the design incompatibility. Mcas is an additional variable which shouldn’t be there. It was all about doing it in a rush. All of you defending Boeing are either naive or paid by Boeing. Just like they are spending millions to keep covering everything. Out of the 100 critical incidents logged post feb 2022 , 60 were of Boeing max and there is a lid on it. But this stats can easily be checked if you have the resources to.)
you don’t mind flying, it’s fine, but stop making fun of people who are aware and conscious about it
why don’t they remove the MCAS
(they can’t, because of the design incompatibility. Mcas is an additional variable which shouldn’t be there. It was all about doing it in a rush. All of you defending Boeing are either naive or paid by Boeing. Just like they are spending millions to keep covering everything. Out of the 100 critical incidents logged post feb 2022 , 60 were of Boeing max and there is a lid on it. But this stats can easily be checked if you have the resources to.)
you don’t mind flying, it’s fine, but stop making fun of people who are aware and conscious about it
Oct 1, 2022, 10:38 pm
#38
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You asked the question if it's possible to identify if AA has a 737-MAX scheduled on a given flight. It is, trivially, by going to AA.com if BA's booking doesn't show it. The flight you want is scheduled to be a 737-800. Any aircraft assignment can, and often does, change at any time, especially between planes with identical passenger configurations like AA's 738s and 7M8s. There are precious few North American airlines, and no BA partners, on which you can be guaranteed not winding up on a 737-MAX variant on a flight from the US to YYZ (or on nearly any other mainline narrowbody route); I think the odds of getting swapped to a 7M8 are similar on AA to any other North American airline other than Delta or jetBlue. Honestly, what more is there to the thread at this point?
Oct 2, 2022, 8:14 am
#40
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Simple answer...if you don't want to fly on the 737 Max 8, you shouldn't book any mainline (non-TPAC/TATL) flights on AA as they can be switched to this aircraft at any point. Your own views on the safety of the aircraft are yours to have, which is perfectly fine. There's not much more that can be said for this topic.
Oct 2, 2022, 9:20 am
#41
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This whole thread just smells of bs to me… OP creates an account to ask for readily available information, has to ‘clarify’ his route several times, etc… I’m not buying any of it.
Oct 2, 2022, 4:50 pm
#43
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What are the other 40/100? So we can avoid those planes too.
Oct 2, 2022, 5:00 pm
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Oct 2, 2022, 5:42 pm
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