"i am feeling the final decisions on acceptance will not be technically based."
This is the first leak from the regulatory community. I don't think it is a coincidence. I think it is a warning shot the bang from which could reverberate widely.
So now we have 'straight from Steve' from the FAA, and 'straight to Steve' from TCCA: 'it's out there, and we aren't going to let you fudge it'.
The more you read this email the cleverer it is: -
- It is couched as prisoners friend (we all want it back in the air)
- It pretty much says approval by Christmas is a pipe dream
- It says the fix is still not stable, and not really a fix
- It is a clear warning to the FAA
- TCCA have not disowned him, but they have not backed him either: so now they have to get off the pot in public
- He is effectively challenging Beoing to prove assertions the aerodynamic characteristics are benign
- He is making it harder for foreign regulators to go weak at the knees
I note he is a 30 year veteran. Likely reached the point where he does not need to fear for his future: or maybe he just works somehere a bit less toxic than the FAA.
Last edited by SLF3; 23rd Nov 2019 at 12:57.