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After watching a few episodes of "Air Crash Investigations", this is very disturbing. That show reveals that a significant number of serious air disasters inclu
by gilgoomesh 12y ago
After watching a few episodes of "Air Crash Investigations", this is very disturbing. That show reveals that a significant number of serious air disasters include mention in the final ATSB report that distracted pilots were a contributing factor in warning signs being ignored or incorrect actions being taken.
- aosmith 12y agoThere's more than one person in the cockpit and only one of them is touching the controls at any point... This really isn't as dangerous as people are making it seem.
- neurotech1 12y agoNTSB investigates most crashes, not ATSB. I have mixed feelings about the tone of the article. Institutional distraction is a major cause of mishaps. In the BEA548 crash in 1972 its believed that an argument over industrial action contributed to the crash. No Personal Electronic Devices were involved. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways_Flight_548 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways_Flight... Similarly, in Colgan Air 3407, the crash was caused as much by organizational issues such as scheduling, and resulting fatigue, as by distractions and chatter in the cockpit. Pilots and airliners are approaching an "uncanny valley" of automation where pilot workload is reduced to the point they switch off and don't fly the plane. Fatigue and other human factors are a greater issue than camera/smartphone use in the cockpit. Air Crash Investigation: Who's flying the plane http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1we1rd_mayday-s06e03-special-who-s-flying-the-plane_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1we1rd_mayday-s06e03-speci... This special describes the issues of automation.
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- gilgoomesh 12y agoSorry about the acronym confusion. I'm Australian and accidentally substituted the Australian ATSB for the U.S. NTSB.