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Old 12th Sep 2018, 09:59
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there are situations where combinations of factors interact in such a way it is impossible for humans to sufficiently understand and safely manage outcomes.

Is this the ultimate situation for which reversion to manual flight .. sort it out .. and then consider re-engaging the automatics may be what is required ? Still, a problem if the manual flight capability either has atrophied or was never existent ?

So far as understanding the finer ins and outs of what computers can do, if the programmers can't get it 100% under control, is there any basis for presuming that a pilot will do any better ?
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