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Should the Boeing 737-MAX fly again?<\/p>\n

The simple answer is, yes, the Boeing 737-MAX should and, I\u2019m certain, will fly again. But the next question is even more important: is the airline industry prepared to fly the MAX? The answer to that is neither simple nor optimistic. Let me explain.<\/p>\n

First, here\u2019s my perspective. I have over 5,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in the Boeing 737-800 as an American Airlines captain. When the airline began to integrate the MAX into our fleet, I went through what I would classify as a very minimal \u201cdifferences\u201d training program: this is different; this functions in a new way that is actually better though counter-intuitive; this is completely different and ultimately, muscle memory and patterned responses must all be relearned. And that half-day of \u201ctraining\u201d was actually six months before we\u2019d even put the first MAX into flight ops. Like anyone could or would remember the details for the six months until the jets arrived, or could refresh their \u201cdifferences\u201d knowledge by reviewing the digital media put together by the Fleet Training staff.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s the reality of training at a major airline, where the benefit of a high-time pilot group is mortgaged by the airline bean-counters who will cut the training to the bare minimum because \u201cpilots will figure it out on the line.\u201d That was my exact experience after over 15,000 MD-80 flight hours as I transitioned into the 737 fleet. The old workhorse MD-80 was a simplistic, 1960s-era round-dial dinosaur compared to the advanced flight management systems on the 737-800. Everything from navigation to displays to engine power management was brand new and generation ahead of the Old Maddog I was used to. Don\u2019t get me wrong\u2014I loved the brand new -800 and she was a definite step up from the Douglass world.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But the training, even for a twenty-four-year captain, was like drinking from the firehose or as we\u2019d say in my Air Force pilot days, like cramming ten pounds of shit into a five-pound bag. \u201cIt\u2019s alright,\u201d the training folks would say, \u201cYou\u2019ll figure it out on the line.\u201d And I did, of course, with the gracious help of a fleet of highly experienced First Officers. Even so, after my initial qualification checkride, I told our Fleet Manager, \u201cYou know, coming off the Jurassic Jet, I sure could have used a couple more days to work through this training syllabus.\u201d \u201cYeah,\u201d he sighed, \u201cWhen we originally designed the syllabus, it was two days longer. But the bean counters at headquarters said, \u2018eighty-percent of the pilots could do it in less time,\u2019 so they shaved two days off to save money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019d seen that before, as an MD-80 Check Airman myself. The FAA had designated several challenging airports as requiring additional pilot instruction to ensure flight safety. One of our MD-80 \u201cspecial\u201d airports requiring captains to fly their first approach with a Check Airman was Montrose, a ski destination in the Colorado Rockies. As a Check Airman, I\u2019d be given training on an actual flight into Montrose by another Check Airman who\u2019d already been \u201ctrained.\u201d In my case, the checkout flight was with a Check Airman buddy who\u2019d been to Montrose exactly once, on his \u201ctraining\u201d flight. The next day, I\u2019d do the same for another Check Airman, after being their exactly once myself. Get the picture?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now, fast forward to the MAX\u2019s return. Of course, the FAA will mandate some \u201ctraining.\u201d And of course, the airline bean-counters will try to shave off training dollars, to cut the cost, to let pilots, especially the very capable and experienced major carrier pilots, \u201cget it on the line.\u201d But the problem with that is there are no high-time MAX pilots, unlike the ones who helped me through my first 500 hours on the 737-800. And no one\u2019s been flying the MAX in years<\/em>, so there\u2019s really no experience base to draw on by pilots in either seat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Allied Pilots Association representing the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines says the MAX training program is inadequate in several areas but the one that stands out is timing: every three<\/em> years for this vital training, says APA, is totally inadequate. And I totally agree.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make no mistake about it: the American Airlines pilots are the best in the world and thankfully for all concerned, they\u2019re represented by a strong union with plenty of safety and training expertise. That\u2019s why there have been no problems with MAX flights done by any major U.S. carrier. But what about the small carriers in developing countries with little or no longstanding training, supervision and oversight budget or practice? With low-time, neophyte pilots? The Lion Airs of the world?<\/p>\n

The Allied Pilots Association is the canary in the coal mine: if they\u2019re concerned, so am I. If the American Airlines pilots need more and more frequent MAX training, so do the Lion Air pilots. Yes, the MAX can, should, and will fly again. But not until the training is right so the pilots are ready. Period.<\/p>\n

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