Boeing Co. limited the role of its own pilots in the final stages of developing the 737 MAX flight-control system implicated in two fatal crashes, departing from a longstanding practice of seeking their detailed input, people familiar with the matter said.
As a result, Boeing test pilots and senior pilots involved in the MAX' development didn't receive detailed briefings about how fast or steeply the automated system known as MCAS could push down a plane' nose, these people said. Nor were they informed that the system relied on a single sensor, rather than two, to verify the accuracy of incoming data about the angle of a plane's nose, they added.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @04:08PM (1 child)
There are two seats in the cockpit. One person should know everything but only act if there is an emergency. The person doing the flying should only know that the other person can save them.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday May 06 2019, @02:33PM
Both people should not be told which one of the two roles they are.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.