Would you get on a MAX-8?

I wouldn't give it a second thought, but not flying anytime soon from the looks of things

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Originally Posted by 410001661

Just saw on the news that WestJet is bringing the MAX-8 back into service. Do you feel comfortable getting on this plane?

I have not been on a plane for 11 months now and really do not see it happening until 3Q or 4Q at the earliest. Pre COVID I was usually on a plane 2 sometimes 3 times a month and I really never thought about what plane I was on - Dash 8, 737, 767, 787, or A320. Personally I would not have any issues jumping on a Max-8 for a flight. I know very little of the inner workings of a jet airplane other than the basic physics of flight. The way I see it if a pilot, first officer and a crew, who know the inner workings of a jet airplane, are willing to jump on board and fly the plane I would feel comfortable to fly with them.

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Same. No issues whatsoever. Flown all over Africa and Asia in different 60s vintage Soviet Antonovs and lived to tell. That being said can't say i was always comfortable with the state of those aircraft or the pilots for that matter.

To be honest I really hate flying, I'm the guy you can hear quietly saying "Ohhhhh Sh$$" when we take off and land. I prefer to have full control myself.

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Same. No issues whatsoever. Flown all over Africa and Asia in different 60s vintage Soviet Antonovs and lived to tell. That being said can't say i was always comfortable with the state of those aircraft or the pilots for that matter.

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The only time I get nervous is when I board a plane and it still had ash trays in the arm rests.

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Originally Posted by 410001661

The only time I get nervous is when I board a plane and it still had ash trays in the arm rests.

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I flew with my family across the ocean to Germany in the cargo hold of a C-130 Herc. . The seats were cargo slings and the bathroom was a toilet strapped to the wall with a curtain. Best flight I was ever on HAHa...