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I wonder if the controls could be designed to resist this kind of thing. Only becoming more common with everyone having bulky phones etc in pockets. Maybe they
by HPsquared 3y ago
I wonder if the controls could be designed to resist this kind of thing. Only becoming more common with everyone having bulky phones etc in pockets.
Maybe they could design rudder pedals without "pinch points" for objects to fall into, and yoke/stick without any potential pinch points nearby.
- wkat4242 3y agoTrue, good point. But it's very very hard to do that on an aircraft because space is at a huge premium. You simply don't have infinite space around the pedals. Or other controls for that matter. For example a clipboard could fall on the center pedestal and flip one of the gazillion switches. Luckily most important ones have barriers around them, or other safeguards like the need to lift up the lever before moving it.