Comment by ExoticPearTree
1 day ago
> And both pilots deny doing it. > It's difficult to conclude anything other than murder-suicide.
You’re trying to prove a negative here.
I am not familiar with the 787 operations, but there are a few issues that need to be sorted out first: - altitude when pilots start the after takeoff checklist
- if there are any other switches that are operated in tandem in the general vicinity of where the engine cutoff switches are
- if the cutoff switches had the locking mechanisms present, and if not, if they could be moved inadvertently by the pilot flying hand
Discarding other possibilities in an investigation can have adverse consequences.
Did you ever always push the right buttons every time?
The switches have lockout mechanisms that prevent accidental triggering. I'm not a pilot, but these guys are, and they find it exceedingly unlikely that anyone would switch both off by accident:
https://www.youtube.com/live/SE0BetkXsLg?feature=shared
You have to time it spy movie right to ensure dying.
This is what I am debating.
There are too many variables you need to account for.
For example, I want an expert opinion about the tone in the cockpit when the other pilot said “No, I did not touch it” or what was said. Is it calm? Surprised? Cold?
> Did you ever always push the right buttons every time?
A whole world full of 787’s is pushing the right buttons every single day. If we’re talking about accidentally pressing buttons it seems we’d have seen incidents before.
> If we’re talking about accidentally pressing buttons it seems we’d have seen incidents before.
Well, of course I talk about an accidental touch of the wrong buttons.
Flying is very safe, but at the same time, you will never know how many near misses happen daily that don't become accidents.
Actually we do https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_aircraft_near-miss_...
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Have you ever turned your car off when you meant to turn on the windshield wiper?
I turned off my car several times because I forgot I turned it on in the first place. In all fairness, it was always when I was parked.