B737 Max Redesign cockpit
Guys and Gals,
Why not just make a lot of the overhead switches mostly dummy switches. For instance in the pressurization system. It knows where your going and where your at. Just put the same panel up and let them do their normal stuff. Kind of like the temperature control in an office building.
Also would it kill them to give them both the lights and the EICAS display. What about an electronic checklist along with the manual one. Hell we had the ECL deferred last month on one jet and we could do the paper checklist just fine.
How about going a step further and replacing some of the white knobs with a switch light (L1011 design--early 70's only 45 years old).
But I agree with one participant about cockpit size. It's not only a 60 year old design (extremely reliable yes) but back when the 737-100 flew the stage lengths were much much shorter. Also the cockpit wasn't a hardened security threat. Give us a couple more feet before the bulkhead Boeing!
Ken Morris
Typed in 737 current 787.