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Comment by ptidhomme

What I fail to understand is why do they not design an overriding scheme to MCAS, such as an "above-threshold" pull on the stick by the pilot. I can recall that this was a classic design by Boeing. Whatever the number of AoA sensors, the system should be easy and straightforward to disable.

Those logics of "let's guess automatically if that sensor is failing" are just pushing the problem further. The real problem is too much reliance on automatic systems and top little human integration in the overall system (the human-machine system, that is to say).

parent ptidhomme 7 years ago

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