netherlands. if the records had been turned over to the ntsb here in washington the data would have already been printed out and investigators would be on the path to find out what caused the accident. my source acts what took so long? what are the ethiopians hiding? the faa maintains the plane is safe but is telling them changes need to be made. pilots voiced safety concerns about a boeing 737 max 8 with one captain calling the flight manual inadequate and almost criminally insufficient before the sunday crash. five pilot complaints in all. a former ntsb official tells me the pitch problem associated with the plane s automatic pilot is easily corrected by turning it off two switches on the center console by the pilot s thigh easily within reach.