they mostly don't pass unless that road is really, really deserted of traffic
I take it you've never seen trucks. I'm thinking of 4 lane roads here. They'll pull out to pass and two dozen cars can just f*king wait. On two land roads where they can't see oncoming, they won't. But they'll queue up behind the slow one, so nobody else can pass either.
So you are the station manager and you do this. Given the caliber of employee you are able to hire for a minimum wage job like pump attendant, you are going to be called on a daily basis, "Uh, I forgot the code."
Until one of them gets smart and writes it on the side of the pump with a Sharpie.
It would seem so. Like an open/shorted lead on a parallel bus. Maybe a bad pin on an A/D chip. ARINC 429 is a serial protocol, so it's not likely something loose between boxes. What really rules the h/w angle out is the similar fault on (at least) two unrelated flights.
It might not be the physical sensor. Data from both the LION and Ethiopian flights shows an offset between the two AoA sensors of 22 degrees. Neither appear to be stuck, as they both track airplane movements. But with this offset. Same physical fault causing the exact same offset? Doubtful.
One theory is that the 22 degree figure is pretty close to the value of one bit in the ARINC 429 word for AoA (22.5 degrees). So, software might be flipping a bit. This might be a tough bug to run down.
These guys are taking away your rights*. And threatening jail time for anyone who doesn't support their pogrom. Sounds pretty extremist to me. ISPs need to band together and block these guys from the Internet. Better safe than sorry until someone actually comes up with a definitive list.
Slashdot Mirror
Much more cost-effective.
Not the kind you have to marry.
Analogous to an automatic transmission kickdown.
Fly first class. You get a real steak knife.
So Microsoft will buy them, shut down the gaming division and have all the devs cranking out plastic sporks.
It's not likely to be a design flaw of the AoA sensor for a few reasons:
The AoA sensor is an RVDT. A very simple device with only a few well known failure modes.
The same part is used on other aircraft models. It's not likely that the 737 Max is placing stresses on the unit beyond its other applications.
warnings from U.S. officials
Because Chinese lap dogs are cuter than British.
they mostly don't pass unless that road is really, really deserted of traffic
I take it you've never seen trucks. I'm thinking of 4 lane roads here. They'll pull out to pass and two dozen cars can just f*king wait. On two land roads where they can't see oncoming, they won't. But they'll queue up behind the slow one, so nobody else can pass either.
What's wrong with filling up 20 jerry cans?
Fire regulations. Imagine the inferno when some Canadian fills up 20 jerry cans at Costco and gets in a wreck on I-5 heading back to Vancouver.
Change the code to something other than 0000.
So you are the station manager and you do this. Given the caliber of employee you are able to hire for a minimum wage job like pump attendant, you are going to be called on a daily basis, "Uh, I forgot the code."
Until one of them gets smart and writes it on the side of the pump with a Sharpie.
...How do you pass a car doing 45 mph on a road limited at 55 mph?
The same way trucks do today. Sometimes with a lot less than a 10 mph margin.
once we stop making people drive cars
I wonder if an autonomous bus would have just stopped and waited patiently for that guy standing in the middle of the road in Seattle yesterday.
so this system will be there, but won't be enforced
Once it's in cars, it enforces itself. No need for cops hiding behind bushes.
the ruling will be overturned almost immediately
That would need a politician to go before the public and argue in favor of more traffic deaths and police corruption. Not going to happen.
The LION plane had an AoA system problem on a previous flight. The sensor was replaced. It appears that didn't fix it.
That usually implies faulty hardware.
It would seem so. Like an open/shorted lead on a parallel bus. Maybe a bad pin on an A/D chip. ARINC 429 is a serial protocol, so it's not likely something loose between boxes. What really rules the h/w angle out is the similar fault on (at least) two unrelated flights.
It might not be the physical sensor. Data from both the LION and Ethiopian flights shows an offset between the two AoA sensors of 22 degrees. Neither appear to be stuck, as they both track airplane movements. But with this offset. Same physical fault causing the exact same offset? Doubtful.
One theory is that the 22 degree figure is pretty close to the value of one bit in the ARINC 429 word for AoA (22.5 degrees). So, software might be flipping a bit. This might be a tough bug to run down.
I don't want to be anywhere around Boeing next Monday.
They can't be seen wearing the same outfit as someone else.
This.
These guys are taking away your rights*. And threatening jail time for anyone who doesn't support their pogrom. Sounds pretty extremist to me. ISPs need to band together and block these guys from the Internet. Better safe than sorry until someone actually comes up with a definitive list.
*Whatever these might actually be in Aus.
You insensitive clod!
And how the fuck are we supposed to find those fucking websites?
How did you find Google?
Now really, what's the rationale behind charging for a hyperlink, even if no content is displayed? Greed? Stupidity? Idiocy?
To kill off search engines and force everyone to consume content from the top down at each news site.
Gets me out. Every time.
Where neurons go to die.
Jihad.
You'd need a consolidated moral center.
Allahu Akbar!