Jeez guys when someone disagrees with what you say y’all get all in a tizzy and immediately resort to name calling and trying to talk down to someone( really shows the maturity here).
Shuffler, nice write up on the AC theory. You have your filter in the wrong spot however.. it’ll work on both sides but you really want it on the liquid side as it’s better for flow and actually catching debris. It’s kind of funny how that relates to this thread. You see, in my world we put multiple sensors(or filters) where one could do the job. It’s called a fail safe and it keeps the unit alive and working. Obviously some engineer or higher power at Boeing called for less AOA sensors on the MAX.
In the end y’all are totally right in saying the pilots messed up. I’ve said that since more info came about. But to sit and say the plane is totally fine is down right wrong. They had a malfunction, Boeing probably new this would happen so they put a bandaid(a cutoff switch) to help the problem. That’s wrong you may not agree and that’s fine but the people that have died due to that exact issue would probably have something different to say about it. .
The reason Boeing and the FAA signed off on the current procedures is because the current training is sufficient for the pilots to respond properly.
If maintenance had fixed the known bad sensor the pilots wouldn't have been tested that time.
Of course Boeing will try to make it harder for pilots to screw up. They have the greatest interest in preventing Boeing crashes.
We can wish for higher quality pilots but the Ethiopian report is clear that the pilots had been signed off on the required training and standards. That's a cultural problem we can't fix.
