"In his letter, Jacobsen recommends that Boeing upgrade the MAX’s autothrottle logic to either disconnect or give the pilots a warning when the computer registers invalid data.
In the upgrade to the MAX that allowed it to return to service, the FAA did not require any such change but did add an explicit instruction that pilots in this kind of emergency should “disengage the autothrottle.”"
In the many articles about the MAX that have shown up on HN the underlying concern seems to be that this is still not a safe plane. This excerpt is scary.
In the upgrade to the MAX that allowed it to return to service, the FAA did not require any such change but did add an explicit instruction that pilots in this kind of emergency should “disengage the autothrottle.”"
In the many articles about the MAX that have shown up on HN the underlying concern seems to be that this is still not a safe plane. This excerpt is scary.
Anyone with aviation experience want to weigh in?