09-28-2024, 05:32 PM
This post was last modified 09-28-2024, 05:43 PM by FlyingClayDisk.
This is ENOUGH from Boeing! This airplane needs to be grounded...indefinitely! Like...forever!
NTSB issues 'urgent' safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system
This aircraft is simply NOT safe, in my opinion!
I've flown on a MAX where the MCAS engaged over Denver in icing and turbulence. These where highly qualified pilots, and I was sitting next to a senior Pilot up in 1st. He was was riding dead head in uniform, but he was startled at what happened. We immediately started losing altitude, almost violently. DEN is at just below 5,500 ASL. We were cleared for FL90. All of a sudden the aircraft nosedived. PIC recovered and leveled off, only to nosedive again. At this point I'm sure the PIC and crew disabled the MCAS and climbed out. At one point we were 3,000 AGL. These airplanes are not safe, even with experienced PIC's. (Unless they've been through a true MAX simulator, then the old NG simulators with some iPad added instruction is not sufficient).
I'm sorry.
I was on the way to Lima, Peru on this flight. My stop was in Miami, because we were delayed on the ground, so I missed my connection in Houston. From there I had to take LATAM to Peru. I won't even go into SA airlines because it's a whole different world. I got there (thank Gawd), but it wasn't fun.
NTSB issues 'urgent' safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system
This aircraft is simply NOT safe, in my opinion!
I've flown on a MAX where the MCAS engaged over Denver in icing and turbulence. These where highly qualified pilots, and I was sitting next to a senior Pilot up in 1st. He was was riding dead head in uniform, but he was startled at what happened. We immediately started losing altitude, almost violently. DEN is at just below 5,500 ASL. We were cleared for FL90. All of a sudden the aircraft nosedived. PIC recovered and leveled off, only to nosedive again. At this point I'm sure the PIC and crew disabled the MCAS and climbed out. At one point we were 3,000 AGL. These airplanes are not safe, even with experienced PIC's. (Unless they've been through a true MAX simulator, then the old NG simulators with some iPad added instruction is not sufficient).
I'm sorry.
I was on the way to Lima, Peru on this flight. My stop was in Miami, because we were delayed on the ground, so I missed my connection in Houston. From there I had to take LATAM to Peru. I won't even go into SA airlines because it's a whole different world. I got there (thank Gawd), but it wasn't fun.
