Originally Posted by
9mikemike
EICAS/ECAM require that a pilot display basic airmanship and that the cockpit crew display basic CRM for a minute or two to put the aircraft on a safe/stable trajectory. Neither crew were able to do that. Had they been able to do that then EICAS/ECAM would have been a tremendous tool to help sort out the issue and accomplish a safe return. The 737 needs at least one experienced pilot with strong hand flying/raw data pilot skills and a thorough systems knowledge to be a safe airplane.
Part of the mishandling of the aircraft was due to confusion and lack of information. They simply did not know that the aircraft was trying to kill them.
Clacker and stick shaker at the same time. And nothing to indicate that anything was wrong with the aircraft.
Imagine how valuable an
AOA FAULT caution message would be. Or a
MCAS ACTIVE advisory message. Instead they were trying to read the 737 tea leaves while the aircraft hurled itself into the ground.
EICAS would have given those crews a chance. The 737 MAX has the largest screens of any narrowbody, and no room for EICAS. The airplane is a joke.