Originally Posted by
derjodel
That's why I'm saying, designing airplanes for average pilot is very, very bad idea. Planes need to be designed for any certified pilot. And to make discussion clearer, perhaps it would be good idea to stick to those terms.
Because once you accept that planes must be designed for all certified pilots, then you can not, by definition, blame pilots to not react properly, specially in this situation.
It's actually the other way around - this crash is giving us a data point how a certain crew of certified pilots reacted in under specific circumstances. Actually we have a few more data points: penultimate Lion Air crash, ultimate Lion Air crash and ET crash. All are certified pilots. They reacted differently. Was the system designed to accommodate any certified crew?
And I'll go further and ask: isn't it the fact that the crew can not be responsible. Either they should not have been cleared to fly (e.g. stripped of their license, fail the MAX rating). Either they meet the minimums or they don't. If they don't and they still got licensed, it's not their fault. It's the regulator's. If they crashed because the plane was not flyable by any certified crew, it's boeing's fault.
The crew could only be at fault if they were under influence, if they cheated to pass the tests or hide any medical conditions etc...
Excellent point, and excellent post !