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So, the American flight didn't follow directions or the lights. If that turns out to be the case, wow.
by dev_tty01 4y ago
So, the American flight didn't follow directions or the lights. If that turns out to be the case, wow.
- heavenlyblue 4y agoI think what the parent want to say is that these lights do not exist. The sentence is written in a way that makes it seem they do (i.e. it's all theoretical in nature).
- sandos 4y agoCould also be that they were not correctly set, the pilots thinking "hey, no red lights, we can go! Its 100% safe".
- addandsubtract 4y agoWho are "they" in your sentence? I assume the lights and not the plane? Wouldn't lights like this be placed the same way on every airport implementing them?
- NoahKAndrews 4y agoI think they meant that the lights may not have been set to the correct state.
- KyleBerezin 4y agoThis is a good example of how ADDITIONAL safety systems can sometime become the de-facto safety system. A similar problem can happen with firearms, where if a mechanical safety is on, people sometimes disregard other rules of safe firearm handling, leading to accidents. Pilots have a lot of info coming in at any given time, and there has been a move to reduce the amount of info, so they can focus on the more important items. The answer isn't always more warning lights or alarms. Edit: By "This is a good example..." I am referring to the hypothetical situation, I am not confirming this actually happened.