Originally Posted by
Ian W
What HAL could have known was that it was set up for runway 10 but it was lined up on runway 01. That kind of check could be useful as a second level of safety.
But this would also flag up a conflict while inputting runway data at any other position other than being lined up on the correct runway. Another software check would be to include an ‘Are you sure?’ prompt, when it detects another runway at a particular airport which could be mistaken for the desired one.
Out of interest, how many 01 and 10 runways exist worldwide?