Originally Posted by
Ian W
See Ferry Pilot #2945
Actually I agree with Ferry Pilot and concur that the inevitable and unstoppable answer to imperfect automation is improved automation.
That said he is discussing a long term trend and I am discussing a step change.
That yesterday's crews can deal with faults in today's automation is irrelevant or at least of very limited utility.
It was unreasonable to expect today's crews to deal with this automation now.
The conclusion is that this automation should not have been introduced, and Boeing are recognising this by fixing it so that it is safe for today's pilots.