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by ConceitedCode 2053 days ago
FYI - Background on the guy being quoted

"Gregory Travis, a veteran software engineer and experienced, instrument-rated pilot who has flown aircraft simulators as large as the Boeing 757"

I know a few veteran software engineers that are instrument-rated and frankly I'm not sure I would listen to any of them over the FAA or aeronautical engineers. Probably good for some perspective, but not exactly a great source for determining if an airplane is "aerodynamically flawed by design".

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I agree with you, aerodynamics and airframes are not something so trivial to understand.

"who has flown aircraft simulators as large as the Boeing 757"

Talk about a big aircraft simulator, those that I know are the size of a car, not of a 757 (jk)