I have read "Understanding AF447". Good book. It also showed that stall recovery techniques had to be adjusted. Don't wanna bore you with details.

If you like your 73, more power to you (am being honest. Not sarcastic). I had an issue with the mighty MAX out of BOS, it was weight restricted.

I'd rather sit in an airplane that has a space ship like feeling and let's me enjoy 8 hours of work with the least amount of pain possible. I don't need anything that makes me feel more manly. Same reason I don't like loud pipes. If you do and have to let your neighbors know about it. Cool.

I was attacking your moronic argument associating bad piloting in two instances and putting it on the airplane. But whatever. Like the other poster said, you know damn well it was bad piloting.

No you weren't.

Two more things...

Do we know for certain that the Lion Air crash was due to bad piloting? Is it bad piloting if you don't fully know your airplane?
What about Flydubai? I know those pilots were pushing a long day, how did they cause a nose trim dive?

The fact that Boeing did not include MCAS in their operating manuals on the MAX does not sound very confident either. I really would like to know whether the FAA knew about MCAS and if they agreed/allow to exclude that information from their operators. We all know that the FAA and Boeing never get too (cough lithium batteries) cozy....

Arado

MCAS is just another function of the Speed Trim. If MCAS senses a low speed condition it will trim nose down. Well, with unreliable AOA and airspeed that’s what it did. The crew prior to the accident crew did the right thing and disabled the trim when the MCAS started trimming nose down. No more, no less. Don’t fall for the Lion Air propaganda that Boeing screwed the pooch. No. Lion Air screwed the pooch by sending what should have been an unairworthy aircraft into service. And even with all that, the accident crew could have recovered by disabling the trim with the cutout switches.

It was a runaway trim scenario as a result of the unreliable AOA. And we train for that every nine months, no matter what fleet we’re on. Maybe Lion Air didn’t train that. I don’t know.

FlyDubai was a classic case of a full power TOGA after a long duty day while trimming almost full nose down, then getting completely disoriented. Pilot error.

I also read “Understanding AF447” and it’s clear that the author blames the pilots way before he blames the aircraft. And yet he does allude to the fact that the auto trim contributed to the lack of recovery by trimming full nose up.

Bottom line... I’ll fly whatever gets me the best QOL. Today that happens to be the 737 left seat which allows me to drive to work. And it’s a damn fine airplane, well built albeit with some old technology, but thats what I love about it. Nothing manly about it, I just love my ride.

No doubt I’d be more comfy in an Airbus and if it got me better QOL I’d be on it today praising its qualities too.

Every aircraft has its pluses and minuses.

Bingo. Well said.

Just my opinion, but I can't imagine that a youngish new guy from the regionals is going to care about any of this or find anything about the 737 annoying. A lot of us came from planes without autothrottles that were a lot more cramped than a 737. My perspective (and the dozen or so with whom I went through training on it seem to agree) is that the 737 is really fun to fly and not that hard to learn. Maybe later when I've gained 30 lbs and don't want to work so hard (if that's what you call this), the Bus might be appealing, but for a new hire all that should matter is QOL. Bid to minimize or end your commuting, to get a line ASAP, etc.

Is this CnR?

No, but it looks like HR is doing a great job hiring the CnR personality type.

Even with the coming retirements, the AAL internet won't have to change a bit. Yay.

Its crazy how crazy everyone of these keyboard warriors come across on CnR.