I read OPs comment as being a question about using a company with a reputation like Google rather than using a cloud service, but I could be wrong.
I read OPs comment as being a question about using a company with a reputation like Google rather than using a cloud service, but I could be wrong.
It’s obvious but blew my mind when I was told that
Probably for spray paint or other damage. Or maybe for identifying when it fails
I’m pretty immune to fucked up shit, but I didn’t like reading that. I also like dogs…
Their manufacturing is suspect on anything new, but also the max line has several fundamental problems outside of this that have not truly been addressed.
As you mention it wasn’t autopilot, the max really just isn’t designed to fly well and needs a system to assist the pilots in keeping it flying in certain situations. I don’t believe the issue was the pitot tubes, there are many on an aircraft of this size and they have deicing abilities. The issue was a separate sensor, of which there was only one (which breaks traditional standards of having at least 3) and that sensor sent incorrect data causing the mcas to nose dive the plane.
That’s issue 1. There is also the issue with engine deicing that can catastrophically destroy the engines if left on for 5+ minutes with no ice (wtf?? Pilots are used to a system that can be left on with no harm), as well as insecure bolts, and now this door plug not being secure. Boeing is not a company to trust anymore and MD had a similar record before their board took over Boeing, so it’s not a surprise.
Look up documentaries about Boeing and their culture after the MD merger.
I’ve been avoiding the max like the plague, but my first flight on one was today after reading about the Alaskan flight. I wasn’t near where the plug is afaict, and it was a good flight, but I did have a firm grip on the seat in front of me for the first 20k feet
Ya what are the limitations with scaling horizontally? Scaling up is a stop gap.
Ruud, thank you for your investment here though.
You could always brute force comparisons between different mods