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Fuzz · 03-27-2019, 04:56 PM

I'm not sure why it would matter, and I don't know that a pilot needs to identify the failing system, just the procedure to address it. The procedure for runaway trim looks to be the same, no matter the cause.

While a failing sensor shouldn't default to auto-crash mode(and Boeing is really not looking good on this one), this, in my view, is something any pilot should have been able to sort out fairly quickly. There is a good reason to have 2 trained pilots on the flight deck, not 1 trained pilot and a 200 hour trainee.

03-27-2019, 04:56 PM	#308
Fuzz Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pickle Jar Lake Exp:	I'm not sure why it would matter, and I don't know that a pilot needs to identify the failing system, just the procedure to address it. The procedure for runaway trim looks to be the same, no matter the cause. While a failing sensor shouldn't default to auto-crash mode(and Boeing is really not looking good on this one), this, in my view, is something any pilot should have been able to sort out fairly quickly. There is a good reason to have 2 trained pilots on the flight deck, not 1 trained pilot and a 200 hour trainee.