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This isn't quite a regular "runway incursion". That term is usually reserved for a taxiing aircraft (or maybe a service vehicle) which didn't stop in time at t
by rdtsc 9y ago
This isn't quite a regular "runway incursion". That term is usually reserved for a taxiing aircraft (or maybe a service vehicle) which didn't stop in time at the threshold and went a bit beyond it.
This is more like runway "confusion". A term I made up, not sure if there is such an official name for it.
- FiloSottile 9y agoRight, I meant that if pilots sort-of-routinely spot runway incursions, they surely won't land on 3 wide-body jets sitting there. This is why you want human pilots, instead of computers, not the opposite. A human can apply common sense and decide not to land on three planes after all even if it looks like a cleared runway.
- cyberferret 9y ago> This is why you want human pilots, instead of computers I actually believe the opposite is true. Systems like ACARS have managed to avoid the prevalence of air to air incidents that used to be almost an epidemic in the 60's and 70's. Autolanding technology has brought planes home safely where a pilot would have had to go around and find an alternate aerodrome.
- tjohns 9y agoAre you sure you're not thinking of TCAS? (ACARS is used for delivering clearances and other routine operational/maintenance messages. Basically text messaging for airplanes.)
- cyberferret 9y agoSorry yes (Duh!) TCAS, not ACARS! Thanks for the correction. I haven't flown in a LONG while now, and sometimes the acronyms get muddled in my brain. :)