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I was surprised when I first took a flight lesson how easy it is to takeoff and go. You push the throttle all the way in and it takes off on its own. I believe
by mattmaroon 2y ago
I was surprised when I first took a flight lesson how easy it is to takeoff and go. You push the throttle all the way in and it takes off on its own. I believe there have been incidents of them flying themselves for hours after a pilot died or was incapacitated.
They are built to fly, so they do unless something interferes.
- jffry 2y agoThe ones I could find sounded like autopilot was engaged: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_cras... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Australia_Beechcraft_King_Air_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Australia_Beechcraft_King... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Baltic_Sea_Cessna_Citation_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Baltic_Sea_Cessna_Citatio...