Originally Posted by
loob
RE: Comments that the pilots don't know how to fly. If this was true the issue would not be concentrated on this aircraft.
RE: Comments that flights should continue until the problem is identified. This is backwards and people who believe this obviously don't understand basic risk management. The fact that you may be a pilot is irrelevant, pilots are not trained in data analysis and risk and a lot of you seem to be allowing your personal politics and biases come into your opinions.
The correct approach is to ground the craft until faults are identified, the idea that the craft should continue flying until we discover the fault is backwards and seems to be a common line of thought nowadays amongst people who like to think that they are scientific but do not understand data analysis.
Your actually outlining the real issue at hand here perfectly. The "issue" is not specific to one aircraft or one aircraft type...not even one manufacturer. It's a systemic issue based on the ever increasing demand for air travel globally and the real cost involved in properly training pilots. The current reality is that the focus is on increasingly complex automation instead of pilot training. The primary fault lies in the cockpit not in the plane itself. I've seen multiple comments on defending the FO, that's nonsensical. The issue isn't the FO it's the system that allowed him in the cockpit that is at fault.