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If you disengage with flying or driving the consequences can be catastrophic in seconds. Fewer things to hit in the sky but you can never be complacent. Imagi
by aschobel 7y ago
If you disengage with flying or driving the consequences can be catastrophic in seconds.
Fewer things to hit in the sky but you can never be complacent.
Imagine playing an iPhone game while PIC and accidentally flying into the clouds? The CFIT stats are terrifying.
- missosoup 7y agoNonsense. What you're saying is true for smaller planes and 'manual' planes, but planes that have autopilot are by standards and by design required to warn the PIC of any issues with enough time to reasonably respond. There is almost never a situation where a plane on autopilot can face catastrophe in <20 seconds.
- bumby 7y agoAgreeing with you and just adding support by pointing out that’s precisely why autopilot isn’t used during takeoffs and landings...because seconds do matter in those scenarios
- tristanb 7y agoPlenty - an older plane and a midair collision. Bird strike. etc
- ceejayoz 7y agoIt's extremely uncommon for a bird strike to down a plane. They cause one fatal accident every billion flight hours. Midair collisions are why we have ADS-B (even in my dad's little four-seater prop plane) and TCAS. The are also exceedingly uncommon. People driving into a ditch, pedestrian, barrier, or oncoming traffic is commonplace.