Navy putting physical throttles on destroyers after touch-screen system contributed to deadly collision

st thomas · 08-15-2019, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose/s...62731394924544

I know Boeing has a override system in place on their 737 Max jets but they need to make it a one switch override . Not a sequence that’s to confusing to intelligent pilots.

SmashMouth · 08-15-2019, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by st thomas

I know Boeing has a override system in place on their 737 Max jets but they need to make it a one switch override . Not a sequence that’s to confusing to intelligent pilots.

Airbus is all electronic. They have to call an engineer in light when there is a problem. Boeing's all have manual overrides.

08-15-2019, 09:04 AM	#1
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Navy putting physical throttles on destroyers after touch-screen system contributed to deadly collision Originally Posted by jeanpierre https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose/s...62731394924544 I know Boeing has a override system in place on their 737 Max jets but they need to make it a one switch override . Not a sequence that’s to confusing to intelligent pilots. jeanpierre likes this.

08-15-2019, 05:11 PM	#2
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,803 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Navy putting physical throttles on destroyers after touch-screen system contributed to deadly collision Originally Posted by st thomas I know Boeing has a override system in place on their 737 Max jets but they need to make it a one switch override . Not a sequence that’s to confusing to intelligent pilots. Airbus is all electronic. They have to call an engineer in light when there is a problem. Boeing's all have manual overrides.