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Major Nikon

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8. More so if you look at it as flawed

Reply to sir pball (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 05:50 PM

Dec 2020

If one were to think of automated flight control systems as "flawed" the Airbus is arguably more flawed as it can't possibly fly without them while the 737 can.

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Boeing 737 Max set to return to U.S. skies after crashes [View all] brooklynite Dec 2020 OP

Thank you I'll walk. Throck Dec 2020 #1

Well it will be a while before I fly again, when I do I'll look for flights with an Airbus thank you dem4decades Dec 2020 #2

You might want to rethink that; read up on Air France Flight 447 sir pball Dec 2020 #3

Airbus uses fly-by-wire, the 737 does not Major Nikon Dec 2020 #5

Tech can't fix all problems, no, but Airbus' tech is arguably as flawed as Boeing's sir pball Dec 2020 #7

More so if you look at it as flawed Major Nikon Dec 2020 #8

I do view the failure modes as flawed sir pball Dec 2020 #10

I don't know that the pilot has to keep track of any of them Major Nikon Dec 2020 #11

I never did understand why the Sr Pilot didn't jump back in a seat and take over at some point... EX500rider Dec 2020 #12

The Senior pilot arrived too late. sir pball Dec 2020 #13

The majority of a flight from Miami to NYC is over water. LastDemocratInSC Dec 2020 #4

Already flown Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #6

American Airlines thinks positive... brooklynite Dec 2020 #9