My favorite bit about that whole debacle is everything started from the cost-cutting premise of "we will not have to retrain any pilots, removing that cost inherent in adopting any new airframe." But then the software that made the new plane handle like the old plane (despite having different aerodynamics) was shit. Imagine a world where the flight attendant gets up before the flight and announces cheerfully: "In the event of certain emergencies, the pilot may no longer be qualified to operate the aircraft."
rofl, had forgotten about the 737 max, what an amazing piece of engineering
My favorite bit about that whole debacle is everything started from the cost-cutting premise of "we will not have to retrain any pilots, removing that cost inherent in adopting any new airframe." But then the software that made the new plane handle like the old plane (despite having different aerodynamics) was shit. Imagine a world where the flight attendant gets up before the flight and announces cheerfully: "In the event of certain emergencies, the pilot may no longer be qualified to operate the aircraft."