Originally Posted by
yoko1
Obvious answer to a non-question, but let me throw back a more relevant one.
Three out of four Lion Air pilots who were the flying pilot with an active MCAS malfunction were able to maintain aircraft control.
Zero out of one Ethiopian pilot who was the flying pilot during an active MCAS malfunction did not.
What were the key differences in how the first three pilots (Capt & FO of the penultimate JT610 flight and Capt of the JT610 accident flight) versus the next two pilots (JT610 First Officer and ET302 Captain) managed the aircraft to keep the blue side up? What were the difference in the training, experience, or recent history of all these pilots that made the difference?
Did an extra well qualified pilot who happened to be on the flight deck happen to be a factor in first incident? Hopefully not conveniently overlooking this factor to suit an argument. QF32 similar result with extra crew and extra minds to maybe lower 'brain overload' maybe. We will actually never know but no 2 situations are ever identical.