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Right, 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 pi
by FiloSottile 9y ago
Right, 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. :)