If it were a 737 MAX, er... 737 8, they have built in ladders on the engines.

TSA! TSA! TSA!

heh

If those cones were oak trees (or Armco, or puppies), would it still be a pass?

MCAS has been sufficiently neutered that I doubt it will rear its ugly head again. Actually, I’m surprised it can comply with part 121, since the window where MCAS operates is not a one and done thing.

There is instant gratification if they’ve been in there long enough to stink all on their own.

Kansas City, Missouri really dropped the ball

Parts bin build.

All of Airbus too.

Does anybody here need a study to tell us drivers don’t pay attention when they actually have to turn the wheel and press the pedals, and there’s no chance they’re paying attention when they are supposed to be monitoring.

Well, I was never a fan of ‘too big to fail’, so I’m ok with that.

Well, that’s exactly what they did. Lets see if I can summarize in less than a thousand words.

But they did not fix the problem. The problem is still there.

Nah. Boeing fall comfortably into the category of companies “too big to fail”.

Don’t need to be taking off either. See Air France 447.

You imagine correctly:

Don’t forget to include the additional ‘Type’ training that will be required too!

This is one of my primary gripes with the current fantasy of autonomous vehicles.

And no belt loops were harmed in the making of that video!

Gun fans, for their part, enjoy thumbing their noses...