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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 03:58
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I predict the 737 MAX inventory will be written...

I predict the 737 MAX inventory will be written off. The Chinese or Europeans or Canadians will get blamed. The company is preparing a new design for market, and as soon as they have the project...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 11:08
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

If management tells you to take off with an...

If management tells you to take off with an unfixed tech issue which you consider potentially hazardous, do you do it?

I wouldnt design a single sensor control loop in an aero control application...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2019, 23:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I have no understanding of cost and schedule, but...

I have no understanding of cost and schedule, but as regards engineering safety aspects, in my opinion management interventions won't help as the process is now rotten. My guess is that when they...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2019, 23:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I agree with you partially. You are right, that...

I agree with you partially. You are right, that the fault wasn't caught on review was an issue of abusive self-certification. But certification relates to CHECKING the design. No reasonable engineer...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2019, 22:12
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Speaking as an engineer SLF, the number of bad...

Speaking as an engineer SLF, the number of bad design decisions and implementation errors impinging on this subsystem are amazing: To the actual repeat/cyclic MCAS with lethal authority, add

-...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2019, 16:06
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I find it amusing that even pilots qualified on...

I find it amusing that even pilots qualified on type can’t comment usefully on the MCAS fix because Boeing still won’t come clean on the purpose(s) of MCAS and the native aerodynamics of the MAX.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2019, 12:00
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I would assume that the SEC is as zealous as the...

I would assume that the SEC is as zealous as the FAA😂

Edmund
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2019, 22:54
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

The rest of us non-pilot idiots here really...

The rest of us non-pilot idiots here really wonder what the native behavior of the MAX without MCAS is like.
In other words, documentation of the aero problem which MCAS is supposedly minimizing...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2019, 22:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

It seems a french test pilot, Jean Franchi and...

It seems a french test pilot, Jean Franchi and then a british one Brian Walpole both both barrel rolled a Concorde during testing. From the pilot video below it's clear the french were quite familiar...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2019, 04:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I watched the hearings after Indonesian and at...

I watched the hearings after Indonesian and at the time it was all about blaming the foreign-trained pilots and telling the foreign victims relatives “too bad”., with the unions confirming their...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2019, 12:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

So now the report is out, the airline can blame...

So now the report is out, the airline can blame Boeing, Boeing can blame the pilots and maintenance, and the FAA who are actually supposed to be the failsafe on design and training requirements can...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2019, 10:20
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

We have it on record the the test pilots reported...

We have it on record the the test pilots reported the stick gradient issue and recommended an aerodynamic solution, but were overruled. They were then in the loop on every change and evolution in...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2019, 23:47
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Of relevance: Forkner was a technical pilot, his...

Of relevance: Forkner was a technical pilot, his job was fly sim and write manuals and procedures.
He’s a glorified secretary with a pilot’s license.
There’s no indication he was senior in any...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2019, 22:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Their problem isnt Forkner who was just a useful...

Their problem isnt Forkner who was just a useful mid grade employee, a “technical” pilot who did little real flying, the problem is the test pilots will get deposed, and they certainly passed on...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2019, 04:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

indeed. I am not a physics guy. So i just say the...

indeed. I am not a physics guy. So i just say the probability of an MCAS failure is p; probability of flight without failure is (1-p).
So, probability of n flights without failure (1-p)**n.

This...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2019, 23:05
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Gums, I’m just an SLF. Worried about the...

Gums,

I’m just an SLF. Worried about the certification system, hoping the FAA and even EASA get a good kick in the rear parts to keep them honest. I can understand the manufacturers trying to cut...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2019, 22:02
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

There is now cause to depose tech and test...

There is now cause to depose tech and test pilots, and go fishing.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2019, 11:21
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Reuters JATR summaty

Reuters has the summary of the JATR report on both FAA and Boeing. It’s neither better nor worse than expected. Add pilot training issues and maybe maintenance errors and you get a few hundred so...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2019, 12:34
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

A condition that kills you in 3 seconds would...

A condition that kills you in 3 seconds would justify a display and a circuit breaker.

I have no doubt that ten years from now an AoA/Mcas related fault will kill some poor bastards again.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2019, 16:02
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

There were lots of big red buttons already, FAA...

There were lots of big red buttons already, FAA delegated engineers. A word in the ear of any of them shoulda stopped the train. If there is a safety issue, and the FAA engineer documents it, he...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2019, 11:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

This guy coulda have stopped the train with a...

This guy coulda have stopped the train with a quick word over lunch to his counterpart at the FAA: That he had to make the request to the FAA in the company name doesn’t mean they needed to grant it....
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2019, 21:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

And we haven’t yet seen what the Chinese will...

And we haven’t yet seen what the Chinese will demand.

Edmund
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2019, 13:20
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

The politicians on both sides of the atlantic are...

The politicians on both sides of the atlantic are smart: rather than pressure Boeing or get in trouble with the US they will say nothing and just wait until the next crash. At that point Boeing will...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2019, 12:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

70% of the people here seem to be engineers...

70% of the people here seem to be engineers watching in bemusement, at how the FAA pretends to check designs which are pretend-safe, and journalists who have seen it all and expect worse to come,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2019, 03:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

The fix must be delivered, but the report needs...

The fix must be delivered, but the report needs to be kept under wraps - that is one of the mysteries to the layman here. Surely safety would benefit if all stakeholders were able to retrace the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2019, 13:59
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

The whole point of regulation is that as it...

The whole point of regulation is that as it applies equally to everyone it allows the setting of safety standards even when people naturally want to cut corners. The "minimum bar" can be raised, even...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2019, 13:34
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Cpt B The fact that the Max incidents...

Cpt B

The fact that the Max incidents occurred in the third world seems to obscure for you and other first world pilots the fact that the MAX design has now been found to be flawed and it is...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2019, 13:30
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

In the case of Nasa there was no fix for the STS,...

In the case of Nasa there was no fix for the STS, it turned out to be a flawed design and prone to failure, and in the end rather than attempt the impossible and fix NASA and redesign the vehicle,...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2019, 20:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I think with a bit of good will we can agree this...

I think with a bit of good will we can agree this just about sums up several months of discussion here.

So according to this proposition Boeing needs to fix BOTH the design failure(s) , and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2019, 19:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

If each NG actuator now contains HAL instead of...

If each NG actuator now contains HAL instead of some simple motor then there is a whole can of worms lurking under the surface of the NG grandfathered certificate. It has not escaped the notice of...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2019, 04:00
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

I think management was simply so dumb that they...

I think management was simply so dumb that they didn't realise a bad design was bound to fail. It's something you don't learn in business school, to think like an engineer.
The FAA was there to...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jun 2019, 21:14
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

The 737 is a very safe 50 year old design. The...

The 737 is a very safe 50 year old design. The problem lies with the politicians de-fanging the FAA and the defanged agency and Boeing agreeing on a "nudge nudge wink wink" way of certifying its...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2019, 10:55
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Is this a pilots' forum or a lawyer's forum? As...

Is this a pilots' forum or a lawyer's forum? As an engineer and an SLF, I believe civilian airplanes are supposed to be flyable by normal humans, not Chuck Yeager or even Sully. And now we have all...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2019, 12:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

An offer of immunity to the chief test pilot is...

An offer of immunity to the chief test pilot is in the public interest. Nobody asks the lawyers to spin it, he gets immunity so all the weaknesses in the plane get located and fixed.

There are...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2019, 04:45
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,421
Posted By edmundronald

Who knew all about MCAS?

Who knew all about MCAS?

Boeing's chief test pilot of the time knows all the plane's weaknesses. In the interest of public safety he should be given immunity and extensively debriefed about the...
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