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Watchdog: FAA failing to ensure pilots are trained to fly manually
- dang 11y agoUrl changed from http://gizmodo.com/u-s-pilots-forget-how-to-fly-manually-says-department-1752668219 http://gizmodo.com/u-s-pilots-forget-how-to-fly-manually-say..., which points to this.
- twoslide 11y agoAir France 447 is another example of when an unexpected transition to manual controls caused a crash. There's a good story on autopilot and automation more generally at: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/07/29/427467598/episode-642-the-big-red-button http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/07/29/427467598/episo... There are pros to automation - even if the transition to manual causes problems, overall autopilot can be safer than manual.
- greghendershott 11y agoInteresting you should mention that, as today I just watched Gerald Jay Sussman's NYCLisp talk, in which he discusses it starting at 29:00. https://vimeo.com/151465912 https://vimeo.com/151465912
- Blackthorn 11y agoThey're too busy fighting tooth and nail against letting people who are on drugs like Lexapro fly without a long and expensive fight. Why yes, I am bitter.
- mikeash 11y agoAnd forcing student pilots to get background checks (by the TSA, what could possibly go wrong) before flying solo.