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I'd consider that even more dangerous. Stick pushers actually activate before the plane stalls. These large aircraft are designed in a way that a full stall cou
by unionemployee 8y ago
I'd consider that even more dangerous. Stick pushers actually activate before the plane stalls. These large aircraft are designed in a way that a full stall could be catastrophic. Stick shaker events (the thing that happens before the stick pusher) happen quite frequently due to pilot inattention. In this case, an accident occurred, however, more frequently, they save lives.
- lmm 8y agoA traditional stick pusher is a much better design: the pilot has clear visibility into what's happening, they can see that the plane is pitching down because the stick is being pushed forward. Pilots do make mistakes but so do automated systems; the way forward is to build systems that collaborate with the pilot rather than cutting the pilot out.