Posted October 15, 20214 yr A former Boeing test pilot has been indicted in connection with the 737 Max https://www.npr.org/2021/10/14/1046198912/boeing-test-pilot-indicted-737-max-mark-forkner The indictment accuses Mark A. Forkner of giving the Federal Aviation Administration false and incomplete information about an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes, which killed 346 people. Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash Prosecutors said that because of Forkner's "alleged deception," the system was not mentioned in key FAA documents, pilot manuals or pilot-training material supplied to airlines. The flight-control system automatically pushed down the noses of Max jets that crashed in 2018 in Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia. The pilots tried unsuccessfully to regain control, but both planes went into nosedives minutes after taking off. Most pilots were unaware of the system, called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, until after the first crash. This is way beyond negligence.
October 15, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, Toastrel said: A former Boeing test pilot has been indicted in connection with the 737 Max https://www.npr.org/2021/10/14/1046198912/boeing-test-pilot-indicted-737-max-mark-forkner The indictment accuses Mark A. Forkner of giving the Federal Aviation Administration false and incomplete information about an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes, which killed 346 people. Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash Prosecutors said that because of Forkner's "alleged deception," the system was not mentioned in key FAA documents, pilot manuals or pilot-training material supplied to airlines. The flight-control system automatically pushed down the noses of Max jets that crashed in 2018 in Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia. The pilots tried unsuccessfully to regain control, but both planes went into nosedives minutes after taking off. Most pilots were unaware of the system, called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, until after the first crash. This is way beyond negligence. I’d be curious to know what his motivation was. Money?
October 15, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I’d be curious to know what his motivation was. Money? $1,000 says a mental disorder. "But gunZ kill peopleszsZ!”
October 15, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I’d be curious to know what his motivation was. Money? Some of the counts against him stem from wire fraud so I'm guessing money had to be involved. But he was a test pilot for Boeing back then. So I'd imagine he felt tremendous pressure to do his part in certifying the aircraft. When leadership starts guaranteeing deliveries, nobody wants to be the one to stand up and say they can't deliver.
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