The FAA already grounded their fleets.
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Look up documentaries about Boeing and their culture after the MD merger.
I've been avoiding the max like the plague, but my first flight on one was today after reading about the Alaskan flight. I wasn't near where the plug is afaict, and it was a good flight, but I did have a firm grip on the seat in front of me for the first 20k feet
Watch the documentaries, the former MD board basically took over Boeing, moved leadership out of WA to Chicago, set up separate plants (one in Georgia not sure if there are more) to counter union/worker demands in WA, etc. This has been a long process resulting in the rotting of the company from the inside out. The 787 was the first example of their garbage - - even though I like the plane, it had a lot of issues.
That's mainly for their blue collar jobs afaik
My dad did that so I copied him starting back in elementary school
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The average person is going to be overwhelmed by his size and even likely his energy, they're not going to be able to punch him and do anything other than injure themselves and/or aggravate him.
Embrace, extend, extinguish
As you mention it wasn't autopilot, the max really just isn't designed to fly well and needs a system to assist the pilots in keeping it flying in certain situations. I don't believe the issue was the pitot tubes, there are many on an aircraft of this size and they have deicing abilities. The issue was a separate sensor, of which there was only one (which breaks traditional standards of having at least 3) and that sensor sent incorrect data causing the mcas to nose dive the plane.
That's issue 1. There is also the issue with engine deicing that can catastrophically destroy the engines if left on for 5+ minutes with no ice (wtf?? Pilots are used to a system that can be left on with no harm), as well as insecure bolts, and now this door plug not being secure. Boeing is not a company to trust anymore and MD had a similar record before their board took over Boeing, so it's not a surprise.