737 MAX Thread Drift
01-17-2026 | 08:00 AM
#21
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Is it really significant, that during the 1% of the flight when you’re hand flying, that roll and pitch have a small bit of difference in sensitivity, when pilots are making small inputs 99.9% of the time anyway?
What is the threat here?
What is the threat here?
01-17-2026 | 08:21 AM
#22
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Short answer no, on approach I found the Max9 to be slightly worse than a -900 in control harmony.
01-17-2026 | 09:21 AM
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The only annoying thing is accidentally lookin for the flap indicator in the wrong place.
01-17-2026 | 09:35 AM
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From: Widget FO
Interesting I was at AS and found the opposite. The straight wing 900’s flew nicer then the 9ER’s albeit the yoke was as loose as a 1960 Chevy pickup. The MAX was the tightest from my experience as well as everyone I talked to on the line and training department. The -700 was everyone’s favorite particularly the freighters. I always could notice a difference going between a 9ER and the 9. Even with trips where’d you’d fly almost every variant. Maybe it’s placebo but from everyone I talked to while I was there they seemed to come to the same conclusion.
01-17-2026 | 09:38 AM
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From: Widget FO
01-17-2026 | 10:39 AM
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From someone who has touched all currently 121 operating NG and Max, the Max8 is hands down the best flying 737. Followed by the Max9. I suspect you guys will enjoy the Max10s more than the 800s or 900ERs... You'll probably only think about the differences when you wonder how much longer till the wheels hit... Or the latest software change that causes the Max to sometimes require 100 sec of motoring (yes, 1:40 on the timer) to spin up and cool down a hot engine before starting it
01-17-2026 | 01:04 PM
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From: Racketeer
The next 60 days are crucial. Management will be going to Washington next week for a meeting with BA. If they don't receive the news they want, there are 7,757s sitting in short-term storage that will require extensive heavy checks. If we don't get the desired outcome, those 757s will be approved for heavy checks and returned to service. In an ideal scenario, we expect to receive 18 MAX10s by the end of 2027, assuming they can overcome the HUD hurdle.
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