"PhantomView" wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:05:37 -0600, "Byker" wrote:

The Ethiopian plane was also piloted by foreign nationals who spoke
English as a second language. Why is it that there were no Max crashes
involving U.S. airlines in the prior 18 months?

I think Boeing may have had a 'cultural bias' built into
its design and instruction manual - one that put non-
english-speakers at a disadvantage. The fatal flaw
was hard to understand in and of itself, requiring some
counter-intuitive corrective measures. By the time the
foreign pilots could "think like an American" it was too
late.

It was a "smartplane" feature ... but implemented VERY
badly. No automated system should EVER fight the
pilot. It would be like an automotive cruise control applying
more throttle when you hit the brakes. The instant the
pilot put hands on the wheel the anti-stall feature should
have cut off entirely.

It's just the latest in a series of embarrassing (and often fatal) results
whenever a "new and improved" model is put on the market, like British
Midlands flight 92 ("Do I shut down the left or right engine?"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoUPZ_KJrWc

Also: "Airbus is ready for pilotless jets - are you?"
Nope: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-airbus...ess-jets-.html

What happens when automation goes psycho:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72

https://www.internetvictory.org/qant...isaster-qf-72/

https://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...c252ae2168b327



I do recall the peas always tasted of aluminum ...)

No doubt the Millennials' parents remember what
happened when they tried to microwave them ;-)