Gliderman8
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Way to go Paul!
I think there are 2 of the angle of attack sensors one on each side of the aircraft and it seems there may have been a disagreement between the 2 sensors indicating different angles of attack..
Seems that they are easily damaged when the aircraft is on the ground so a backup system or a way of verifying the information would seem like a good idea.
Probably true, but to my mind that would fall under the heading of "Excuses for not doing my job." If they lack the expertise, they should go find some, not set a fox to watch the hen house.Is the Self Certification system partly due to the increasing complexity and integration of the computer systems in aircraft. The FAA may not have the expertise to be able to fully dig into the computers.
Just a thought.
Didn't I read...last couple of days.....one of the crashes, they turned to system off, got it leveled, and for some unknown reason, turned it back on, and crashed? Or is that something else......
Heard the same thing earlier today.
One of the other articles talks about removing power, then using a manual trim wheel. But the WP article above has the line:Pilot can also disengage MCAS by removing power from the horizontal stabilizer motors. But that completely removes any attitude/angle of attack control. Not good!