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I really feel as we're entering an era where full automation is the only solution. This current paradigm of the plane telling the pilots "I don't know what to d
by intrasight 8y ago
I really feel as we're entering an era where full automation is the only solution. This current paradigm of the plane telling the pilots "I don't know what to do here - handing it back to you" doesn't make much sense. Do we just need better multi-modal and redundant sensors so the plane isn't flying blind?
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- crooked-v 8y agoThis problem was one of too much automation, which decided that the best course of action was to fly the plane into the ground. In a less automated system, the pilots would have been able to enable electrical trim systems without also having their trim control overridden by MCAS and would have been able to recover flight control that way.
- rootusrootus 8y agoArguably a fundamental problem with these planes is that they have a bit too much automation, which runs directly contrary to the historical attitude of Boeing that 'pilots are always in control'. So this is a surprising change for a long-time Boeing pilot. If you want to see what it's like with far more automation, look at Airbus. They have a fundamentally different philosophy on computer controlled aviation. They also don't have a perfect record, there have been Airbus crashes due to malfunctioning automation.