Originally Posted by
armchairpilot94116
On the first 737 max crash the crew certainly had no idea what was happening thanks to Boeing..
The whole point is they didn't need to know what was happening. If the computers were flying, none of this would have happened. Automation is so complicated nowadays,it is difficult for the pilots to know how the plane works and what it is currently doing. So why try and make them gain that knowledge? What's the point any longer?
Hundreds of people died because pilots were controlling the planes. Much worse than that, Boeing lost $Billions. There was nothing wrong with the Max. It was just the pilots did not do what the plane was designed to have done.
Boeing did make some cryptic statement about re-thinking the computer-pilot interface. The obvious way is to apply currently available technology to remove the need for the pilot for second-to-second control.
You can currently buy a number of small planes with Garmin Autoland. It chooses which airport to go to, does the R/T, makes the approach and lands.
Boeing sees the problem (as no doubt Airbus does) as 'third world' customers who have pilots who are less likely to fly the planes as it has tested. The most economical solution to that challenge is to make the plane be flown by Boeing ie tried and tested computer programs.
It has got to happen. The Max pressed the eject button