In case you resolve to not fly on a Boeing 737 Max 8 after the latest crashes, this submit is under no circumstances meant to criticize you. It’s your determination and much be it from me to let you know methods to reside your life
737-MAX 8, courtesy of Boeing
A fast reminder in regards to the information media
(edited) Please watch out who you consider on the market within the media. Some information shops profit from pageviews whereas others are credentialed by main information organizations. In occasions like this it may be arduous to determine who to belief, simply watch out.
At time of publishing, right here’s what we all know for certain about the reason for the ET302 crash
Wait why did you permit that final half clean?
So far, no dedication has been made as to the reason for the ET302 crash. Something you’ve learn in any other case is theory, some extra well-informed than others.
There are fairly a couple of assumptions being made on the market about what might need precipitated this crash. It’s comprehensible, we’re people and we crave figuring out why in occasions like this. Little doubt, the promulgation of air crash investigation reveals are turning individuals into armchair air crash investigators (just like how prosecutors complained about juries wanting tremendous high-tech assessments earlier than voting responsible after reveals like CSI grew to become widespread). I don’t fault individuals for this, we like for issues to make sense for us. It appears very logical for us to have a look at the MCAS system on the 737 Max 8, say that’s in charge, swear off flying them, and name it a day.
Right here’s what I’ve but to see from the information media
I haven’t seen a headline saying THOUSANDS OF BOEING 737 MAX 8 FLIGHTS TAKE OFF, LAND SAFELY. That’s comprehensible, that’s probably not information, in any case. We count on planes to take off and land safely. And the Boeing 737 Max 8 has, 1000’s of occasions for quite a few airways. For my part it’s powerful to have a look at the 2 occasions it didn’t land safely and say the 1000’s of occasions it did land safely don’t matter.
Wait however what about pilots and flight attendants saying they gained’t fly on one?
I do know a couple of pilots who fly the Max 8 routinely. Considered one of them stated yesterday, from the cockpit of a 737 Max 8, that he had completely no qualms about flying the jet that day. I’m not making an attempt to low cost those that say they gained’t fly the jet, or the flight attendants who’re re-working their schedules to keep away from it, however there are in all probability simply as many who don’t have an issue with it. Sure sure, you could know many extra pilots/crew than I do they usually might all say they’re not flying the jet, and that’s wonderful. I don’t should be proper right here, that’s not the aim of this text.
So what do you assume occurred on the flight?
I don’t know. I’m not an plane engineer. I’m not a flight investigator. Watch out from whom you supply your info in occasions like this. I do know that, in time, we are going to know the precise reason for the crash of ET302. That I have no idea the trigger proper now doesn’t imply the 737 Max 8 is unsafe, it simply means I don’t but know the trigger.
How will you be so certain that it’s protected?
How can I make certain that any plane I’ve ever boarded is protected? In the end I can’t. I’ve management points so that is arduous for me to simply accept, however there’s little I can do to forestall a aircraft that I’m on from crashing. I’ve to position my religion within the pilots, the flight crew, the mechanics, the producers, and the FAA, who oversees flights within the USA, to make sure that my flight is protected. The airline trade is extremely good at being protected. If the FAA had verifiable proof that there was a flaw within the 737 Max 8 I can assure you they’d’ve already grounded it (like they did with the 787-8 Dreamliner when it first began flying).
So ought to I alter my flight away from a 737 Max 8 if I can?
If it makes you’re feeling any higher, go for it. If an airline says they’ll’t do it at no cost I can perceive their level too. The FAA and the airways have rather a lot at stake right here they usually wish to know if they’ve defective jets simply as a lot as you do.
Okay, sufficient, what are you truly saying we must always do as an alternative of fear in regards to the 737 Max 8?
…nothing. Anticipate the trigger from the NTSB and Boeing. Worrying in regards to the Max 8 will solely make you a extra nervous flyer and stress you out. If you wish to change your flights, go for it, however don’t accuse an airline of of risking your life in the event that they don’t accommodate you. Let’s all relax and let the skilled crash investigators examine. The airline trade stays absolutely the most protected technique of transport within the historical past of the world, that very same airline trade is assured, for the time being, that the 737 Max 8 is as protected.
Pay attention, I don’t blame anybody for pondering it’s suspicious that two model new jet varieties went down in comparatively quick order. Correlation, although, shouldn’t be causation. Simply because they may be linked doesn’t imply they are linked.
What occurs if you happen to’re incorrect, that it seems to be unsafe and grounded like 5 minutes after this submit goes reside?
Then I’ll be grateful that the trade regulators and scrutineers had been in a position to determine it out earlier than every other planes went down. Once more, I’m not saying anybody is incorrect for pondering that, nor are they incorrect for appearing on these doubts, I’m simply strongly encouraging individuals to modify to decaf about it. Don’t examine it or search for the most recent updates, they’ll all say the identical factor time and again with scary graphics and photos of the particles subject.
I’m not making an attempt to be proper or say that anybody else is incorrect. I’m simply saying that, presently, we’d like extra info.