[SystemSafety] "FAA chief '100% confident' of 737 MAX safety as flights to resume"

[Andy Ashworth]

Your version 2 is somewhat abbreviated...
> Version 2:
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> Aeronautical engineer:                     We've cocked-up the physical design.
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> Manager:                                          No problem. We can fix it in the software.
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> Conscientious software engineer:    F*** OFF! ...
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Manager:                   Let me take you to the door; your personal effects will be cleared out of your desk and sent to you and HR will make the necessary arrangements for your final salary/vacation to be paid.

I’ve been the conscientious engineer who has identified major project shortcomings in safety critical areas; I can assure you that from the prospect of employability it does not end well.

Andy 




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> On Nov 23, 2020, at 11:02, Olwen Morgan <olwen at phaedsys.com> wrote:
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> On 23/11/2020 15:37, Kinalzyk, Dietmar AVL/DE wrote:
>> Olwen, Peter,
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>> I know the best solution is to have stable physical behavior without electronics. Nose up compensation for 737 MAX with MCAS is just a work around.
>> I would not compare avionics with automotive, but the first A-class Mercedes passed the elch test only with adding stability control like ESP system from Bosch. Never heard any complains after it.
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> If a Mercedes crashes, it is likely to kill considerably fewer than 200 people at at time. ... But consider the following dialogue, which comes in two versions:
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> Version 1:
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> Aeronautical engineer:             We've cocked-up the physical design.
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> Manager:                                  No problem. We can fix it in the software.
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> Lumpen software engineer:    OK. we'll do it that way.
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> Version 2:
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> Aeronautical engineer:                     We've cocked-up the physical design.
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> Manager:                                          No problem. We can fix it in the software.
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> Conscientious software engineer:    F*** OFF! ...
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> Why should software engineers be asked, on a hiding to nothing, to correct the errors made by engineers in other disciplines?
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> ... alas, too many clowns and not enough circuses ...
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> Olwen
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