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> Having 2 physical levers positioned differently would not make it more obvious to someone already unaware of this. Yes, it would, because it's so much easier
by pdonis 2y ago
> Having 2 physical levers positioned differently would not make it more obvious to someone already unaware of this.
Yes, it would, because it's so much easier to see. Remember that everybody on that bridge, which includes the Captain and the Officer of the Deck, was unaware of how the throttles were set. Two physical levers would have made it obvious to those people, and they could then have issued the right commands to fix it.
- jeroenhd 2y agoI think making essential controls touch screen based is stupid for a variety of reasons, but I don't think physical levers would've changed the situation. Airplanes have crashed because pilots misinterpreted physical levers, switches, displays, and lights. There have been accidents where a (co)pilot was confused by the lack of power they themselves were physically applying with their hands. You can add synchronised force-feedback levers to every station, but that doesn't matter if your crew is too sleep-deprived to understand what those levers mean anyway. Not understanding the UI was only a small part in a huge shit show of problems that plagued the ship, and it was hardly the first time this sort of thing happened on that particular ship either.