Originally Posted by
BDAttitude
We know ... the engineers there know ... the management still thinks it can get away with a do min approach. We have only got a some rare glimpses behind the scenes, but the struggle about how much has to be done is in full swing I suppose.
Even without further changes mandated beyond the MCAS ... my first estimation for safety critical software on embedded systems was 10 months. Any hardware changes required to the electronics 18 months. Looks good for my estimate.
Some people are learning an important lesson for the first time in their live: Some things cannot be expedited, not by parallelisation, not by monetary ressources, not by staffing, not by pressure.
They will come after Muilenburg ... not the FBI because of the 340+ casualties but the SEC due to his overly optimistic statements about a return to service.
Yes to all three points. As for the third, I couldn't understand why Muilenberg is still there and holding all of the top positions. I now suspect that they are just waiting to sacrifice him when the pressure reaches maximum -- or what they hope is maximum. That may not save him from the SEC, of course, but, by itself, the SEC can't put him in prison.
Also, remember that we have been told that major changes to FCC operation are in the offing. Definitely a big deal.