Boeing's comprehensive changes to the 737 MAX flight control computer (FCC) software are being matched by a significant shift in pilot training, with added emphasis on explaining systems and failure scenarios while clarifying key non-normal procedure checklists. Drafts of training material proposed for the MAX and presented to U.S. operators suggest that Boeing has moved away from concerns about providing pilots with too much information. Pilots who have reviewed the material report that the updates expand on existing procedures and add detail, including a review of the MAX's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight-control law implicated in two fatal accidents that have grounded the MAX fleet for 16 months.
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