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Perhaps any crew member should be able to switch on the autopilot from any part of the plane, then ground control or a timer would restore it. It couldn't be t
by FranOntanaya 12y ago
Perhaps any crew member should be able to switch on the autopilot from any part of the plane, then ground control or a timer would restore it.
It couldn't be that hard either to track the position of the crew in the plane and change the security thresholds depending on it.
- rwmj 12y agoAutopilot was switched on in this case. The problem was the pilot had adjusted the target height to be inside a mountain. (He'd specifically set it to 30 ft). Technically speaking the autopilot crashed the plane, albeit on the pilot's instruction.
- FranOntanaya 12y agoMy brain keeps blocking that bit -- apparently we can land rovers on Mars but we can't do collision checks on an airliner's autopilot.
- rwmj 12y agoI'm embarrassed to say that I confused feet and meters. The autopilot was set to 100 ft, which is approximately 30 m. Source: http://uk.businessinsider.com/aviation-tracking-service-germanwings-pilot-ordered-jet-down-to-100-feet-2015-3 http://uk.businessinsider.com/aviation-tracking-service-germ...