{"id":196030,"date":"2019-12-06T22:14:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T22:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/ask-the-captain-choosing-between-airbus-and-boeing-like-picking-a-favorite-child.html"},"modified":"2019-12-06T22:14:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T22:14:14","slug":"ask-the-captain-choosing-between-airbus-and-boeing-like-picking-a-favorite-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/travel\/ask-the-captain-choosing-between-airbus-and-boeing-like-picking-a-favorite-child.html","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Captain: Choosing between Airbus and Boeing &#8216;like picking a favorite child&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/10584_815ec252-34fc-4e8f-b8d5-2fd602bef9ae-GettyImages-157645176.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Question: If we had a choice to fly a Airbus or Boeing, that would we prefer?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u2013 Thousand Oaks, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>John Cox:\u00a0<\/em>I am asked this doubt frequently, it is really tough to answer. we flew a Boeing 737 for 15 years and a Airbus A320 for six\u00a0years and entirely enjoyed both of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Each had their clever points and their not-so strong-points. The A320 was some-more gentle on prolonged flights, due to a incomparable moody rug and miss of a control mainstay (it has a side stick). The 737 was a best airplane\u00a0I have ever flown\u00a0in a crosswind.\u00a0Both are arguable workhorses of a travel system. Picking one over a other is like seeking me to collect my favorite child &#8230;\u00a0I like them both!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - The systematic reason because beyond oxygen bags on planes don't inflate\"><button class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a\" data-g-r=\"vp_tg\" data-c-vppids=\"[3862722002,97600842]\" data-c-vpattrs=\"{muted:false,bContent:false,vidNum:2,svp:true}\" data-c-vpdata=\"{adsEnabled:true,awsPath:travel\/flights,byline:,canonicalURL:,contentSourceCode:USAT,createDate:2019-09-26T20:13:21.505Z,credit:USA TODAY,duration:32000,headline:Ever wondered because beyond oxygen bags on airplanes don't inflate? Here's a reason why,hlsURL:https:\/\/hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/video-renditions\/99c420c5-7b0b-49bd-aa6a-0dd7f172de8f\/1080p_30fps,720p_30fps,480p_30fps,master.m3u8,id:3778717002,image:{url:https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/26\/USAT\/89c4e687-d8f4-4b75-bf93-a79cde6b140d-VPCTRAVEL_ASK_THE_CAPT_AIR_BAGS_Desktop_Thumbnail.jpg,opto:true},initialPublishDate:2019-09-27T11:15:04.223Z,keywords:Airplane etiquette,Video Syndication - USAT,mp4URL:https:\/\/downloadmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/video-renditions\/99c420c5-7b0b-49bd-aa6a-0dd7f172de8f\/1080p_30fps.mp4,origin:USA TODAY,pageURL:{long:https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/travel\/flights\/2019\/09\/27\/scientific-reason-why-overhead-oxygen-bags-planes-dont-inflate\/3778717002\/},promoBrief:You substantially haven't suspicion twice about a beyond oxygen bags on airplanes. Here's because we should.,publishDate:2019-09-27T17:32:05.592Z,series:,ssts:{leafName:flights,path:travel\/flights,section:travel,storysubject:,subsection:flights,subtopic:,taxonomyEntityDisplayName:flights,topic:},tags:[{id:285c5aef-e117-46db-a0fc-e9683d6f8a90,name:Airplane etiquette},{id:6f55135f-3b5e-490d-8a52-a3b8e1f11ee7,name:Video Syndication - USAT}],title:The systematic reason because beyond oxygen bags on planes don't inflate,url:\/videos\/travel\/flights\/2019\/09\/27\/scientific-reason-why-overhead-oxygen-bags-planes-dont-inflate\/3778717002\/}\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img\" data-g-r=\"lazy vp_po\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/78c8b_89c4e687-d8f4-4b75-bf93-a79cde6b140d-VPCTRAVEL_ASK_THE_CAPT_AIR_BAGS_Desktop_Thumbnail.jpg\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/26\/USAT\/89c4e687-d8f4-4b75-bf93-a79cde6b140d-VPCTRAVEL_ASK_THE_CAPT_AIR_BAGS_Desktop_Thumbnail.jpg?width=1320height=744fit=cropformat=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" \/><\/button><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Q: Some years ago, we had a few back-and-forth exchanges about my concerns as a long-retired airline captain about a several involuntary stabilizer trim systems on complicated aircraft. You were of a opinion that they were a profitable enhancement. In a light of a 737 Max debacle, do we still feel that way?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u2013\u00a0Lee Oldershaw, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Cox:<\/em> The 737 Max issues are very, really complex.\u00a0In a box of a <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Lion Air<\/a> and <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Ethiopian Airlines<\/a> crashes,\u00a0a sensor failed, causing a stabilizer\u00a0trim to pull a nose down. This caused a really lunatic condition as a pilots were perplexing to authority nose up. The stabilizer trim complement routinely balances a aerodynamic army on a tail. But in a dual MAX accidents, it was mispositioned by a aircrafts&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The MCAS\u00a0on those planes also lacked excess and did not have a extent on activation. Other involuntary trim systems have excess and a proven lane record (they have been in use given a 1980s). Like any moody control system, a excess and contrast contingency be strong for a trim system, primer or automatic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There are many lessons to be schooled from a Max, many of that should assistance make a subsequent era of airliners safer\u00a0and some-more robust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Is a Boeing 737 Max safe?\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">2 large reasons a craft is still grounded by FAA after crashes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>737 Max:<\/strong> <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Boeing\u00a0software is fixed, now it&#8217;s adult to a FAA<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>John Cox is a late airline captain with US Airways and runs his possess aviation reserve consulting company, Safety Operating Systems.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/rssfeeds.usatoday.com\/~\/611908590\/0\/usatodaycomtravel-topstories~Ask-the-Captain-Choosing-between-Airbus-and-Boeing-like-picking-a-favorite-child\/<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: If we had a choice to fly a Airbus or Boeing, that would we prefer? \u2013 Thousand Oaks, California John Cox:\u00a0I am asked this doubt frequently, it is really tough to answer. we flew a Boeing 737 for 15 years and a Airbus A320 for six\u00a0years and entirely enjoyed both of them. 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