[CivilWarBrewing]

I have no doubt these two recent crashes will be attributed to the 737 MAX pilots either: a) insufficiently understanding the MCAS or b) possibly that one or more pilots aboard knew NOTHING about the MCAS, resulting in deadly pilot settings or their deadly recovery inputs.

AUTOMATED pivoting of the horizontal stabilizer SOUNDS neat.. But I think this feature crosses the red line of practicality.

[Paleo Conservative]

I think the Lion Air pilots had no idea. The Ethiopean pilots should have known as a result of the warnings issued by Boeing and the FAA. The Ethiopean Airlines 737-8 Max was in fact delivered after the Lion Air crash. I found the Ethiopean crash more alarming, because they are a well regarded airline that is part of the Star Alliance that has United, Lufthansa, Singapore, and other well respected airlines. I was shocked to find out that the Ethiopean First Officer only had 200 hours of total flight time. Apparently Ethiopean's pilot recruiting and training program has worked somewhat acceptably since the 1960's, but they had problems piloting a 737 Max. I'm sure they need to improve their pilot training, but if the 737 Max were truly indistinguishable from flying a 737 NG, there shouldn't have been two 737 Max crashed or virtually new aircraft in 5 months, because both airlines have flown 737 NG's for years.