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Eastern Air Lines flight 401 crashed because the pilot accidentally changed the autopilot setting while diagnosing a separate problem. Of course, the more fund
by immibis 2y ago
Eastern Air Lines flight 401 crashed because the pilot accidentally changed the autopilot setting while diagnosing a separate problem.
Of course, the more fundamental reason was that he wasn't looking at where the aeroplane was going, not even periodically.
- shakna 2y agoAnd as a result, "crew resource training" is now mandatory for pilots, to try and prevent it happening again in the future.