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"Richard Kucera, a former GE Aviation engineer, recounted "being placed in an untenable position where he was responsible for conducting engine conformity tests on behalf of [the] FAA, while also being charged with preparing GE engines to pass these same tests." --> This is crazy and scary..... Boeing culture changed so much after it 'acquired’ McDonnell Douglass

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This is what was described as McDonell acquiring Boeing from the inside. I have engineer friends in the company but the attitude of the upper rungs definitely changed.

I've read that quote on a couple of different occasions, and don't see a conflict. Of course you want to prepare engines to pass the tests, and in fact, make any ECOs to make that work.

Every airplane prototype goes through exactly that.

He shouldn't also be conducting the test. That's the conflict.

The wider conflict is that you cannot be employed by the testee and still a reliable tester. That's why we don't let people give themselves driving licenses for instance.

>That's why we don't let people give themselves driving licenses for instance.

I really liked the analogy, thanks.

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