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I remember back when Airbus came out, people were worried they rely too much on automation. How the tables have turned.
by rado 3y ago
I remember back when Airbus came out, people were worried they rely too much on automation. How the tables have turned.
- imoverclocked 3y agoThose same tables could keep turning, too. Given enough time, anything can become unmaintainable and eventually fails. Airbus might just survive longer than Boeing but Airbus internal processes will likely degrade at some point as well.
- reducesuffering 3y agoI don’t think that’s settled. AF447, an almost perfectly functioning plane, was jettisoned immediately into the ocean because the flying pilot completely forgot about basic flight physics and that without automation, you can’t just always increase angle of attack and expect to go up. The guy spent 99% of his time flying normal law, under automation protection, and when that shield was undone he resorted to his gut instincts, operating like the shield is there, when he was panicking.