Originally Posted by
hans brinker
So, Mark Forner, had issues in the SIM with MCAS, but later convinced the FAA not to include MCAS in the manual, because it could confuse pilots(like it confused him in the SIM). When asked for info he plead the fifth, to prevent these texts coming out. Currently, he is a line pilot for SWA, whose pilots are suing Boeing for lost wages due to the MAX debacle. I would love to be on the
JS when he is flying!
Forkner did convince the FAA to leave MCAS unmentioned in March 2016, before his discovery of the high trim authority / low airspeed variant described in those messages. Thus his remark "I lied to the regulators".
On the other hand, if he felt that he raised the alarm loud enough after this discovery, he would probably not have invoked the 5th this year.