Out of the Blue

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I imagine that much of the partying went on last night, but I also know that some people take this seriously enough that they set alarms this morning to start the festivities. So please enjoy, but also please be careful... there's a lot of amateur drinking going on today.

The occasion is a little more somber here at the BlueTower, as we're still coming to grips with the loss of the Gunnar-man. I want to express heartfelt thanks for all the kind thoughts you offered in the comments and by email, they are quite touching and have provided a great deal of comfort. MrsBlue was quite moved by these expressions, prompting her to spend some time this morning reading some old Out of the Blues where I talked about the doggies, which brought a lot of laughs and good memories. We're still in pain, but focusing on the great times we all shared helps a lot. Speaking of which, I found the last picture that I took of him, and it is really something special. We went out with the parents of the twins and Jedi the Jindo last Sunday and Gunnar came along, as he was always a big hit at this doggie- and family-friendly watering hole. A darling little girl was there with her folks, and though the twins are her age, like so many people, she was drawn to Gunnar, and an immediate friendship was struck. At some point I looked down and realized how much of a love-fest this had become, giving me the chance to sneak this beautiful photo, which I will treasure forever:

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RedEye9 wrote on Mar 17, 2019, 21:32:
Transportation Department Is Probing FAA’s Approval of Boeing’s 737 MAX DOT inspector general is examining potential failures in the agency’s safety-review process - wall street journal link

outline.com version https://outline.com/pBYSWt

To win customers, and avoid more defections to Airbus, Boeing also made commitments that there would be minimal requirements for new pilot training, which can be costly to airlines, especially if expensive flight-simulator sessions are needed, according to people familiar with the matter. So Boeing tried to minimize differences from its existing fleet. Pilots were never specifically trained, for instance, on the MCAS system, according to people familiar with the matter.

During some of the discussions with the FAA, according to people familiar with the matter, Boeing’s team persuaded the agency that the system shouldn’t be considered so essential that its failure could result in a catastrophic accident. As a result, it would be acceptable for the system to rely on a single sensor.

Rick Ludtke, a former Boeing flight deck design engineer who worked on the MAX but wasn’t directly involved with the MCAS system, said managers applied significant pressure to keep costs low and timetables quick.
A former senior Boeing official recalled a “healthy urgency that comes from competition” in producing the MAX, but no “undue pressure on the design or the team.”

Boeing is going get sued into fucking oblivion.
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