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Old 30th Apr 2019, 21:16
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737Driver and his cohorts seem intent on diverting attention towards alleged deficiencies in the airmanship of the crews of the two 737 max aircaft that crashed rather than dealing with the real villains of the piece, namely, the FAA and Boeing. I hope that EASA and other foreign regulators hold the FAA's and Boeing's feet to the fire and refuse to lift their grounding of the MAX until a proper SAFE fix has been implemented.

MCAS needs to be removed completely from the 737 Max as it is a far too powerful and dangerous solution to the issue of stick force gradient at high angles of attack. EASA et al should demand that a stick-pusher system should be provided to meet the certification requirements, or else the MAX will not fly passengers in Europe.

Personally, I hold the FAA most culpable for the crashes that have occurred due to MCAS. Whilst aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, or Airbus, may be tempted to cut corners in pursuit of profit, the regulators are supposed to prevent unsafe commercial aircraft from receiving certification.
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