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Unfortunately, the situation there isn't as good as it should be. It isn't always clear which autopilot mode the aircraft is in, and the Pilots no longer get en
by NickNameNick 9y ago
Unfortunately, the situation there isn't as good as it should be. It isn't always clear which autopilot mode the aircraft is in, and the Pilots no longer get enough flight hours in the degraded modes.
This contributed significantly to the Air France 447 crash in 2009.
see:
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/children-of-the-magenta-automation-paradox-pt-1/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/children-of-the-magen...
and
more broadly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN41LvuSz10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN41LvuSz10