B737 MAX 8
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130; Flight Crew Type 13000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
Is it me or do other pilots hate that tiny Primary Flight Display (PFD) in the MAX aircraft?  I think if you took a survey; you would be surprised by the answer.  Here we have these super large screens; yet we have to squint in order to see the numbers on our PFD.  Here is an idea; why not make the PFD in the MAX look like the PFD in the NG; both in size and format.  This way; it does not matter what aircraft we have on our schedule or whether we get an unscheduled aircraft change; we know our PFD will look the same.  Now; I am sure there is some technical reason due to the size of the screen or FAA certification; why the PFD in the MAX looks the way it does.  But from an operator perspective; I am sure it will make no sense. We do not need a Navigational Display that we can enlarge to take up half the cockpit.  What we need is a PFD that we can see when we have that engine failure after V1; MCAS issues; Runaway Stabilizer; Airspeed Unreliable; Unusual Attitude; or any other non-normal situation.  We need a PFD we can clearly see so we can safely accomplish the most important first step in ALL situations: Maintain Aircraft Control.
B737 MAX 8 Captain reported the PFD installed in the MAX aircraft is too small and hard to read; posing a safety issue.