I still can't believe I'm reading some of this stuff.
Originally Posted by
Someone Somewhere
... TCMA shouldn't have activated because the engines hadn't failed, including loss of thrust control as a 'failure'. The over-sensitivity needs to be dealt with. That doesn't mean it's completely useless. ...
Let's hope the 'over sensitivity' is 'dealt with' before a 787 hull loss or other bad outcome due to that "over-sensitivity". I'm not sure that having a system with authority to shut down engines without pilot intervention is a good idea, merely because the system is not "completely useless".