Originally Posted by
megan
Todays paper, behind paywall, has an article stating Boeing is using the argument that the MAX accidents are reason to further automate aircraft, because the automated systems overpowered the pilots.
Calhoun is quoted as saying in November, "We are going to have to ultimately almost - almost - make these planes fly on their own".
Why wouldn't you, if you could ? . . . properly designed (and there's the catch) automated systems don't make mistakes, don't get tired, don't drink or take drugs, don't have only 200 hours experience and have never actually flown an aircraft. don't have any of the other aspects of normal human life that effect performance, kids, wives, money issues, they don't need trained, they are 100% capable every day, week, year . . . so if you can make them, they will probably be safer, and they could be proven to be safer mathematically . . .
Boeings human/hybrid approach is demonstrably problematic.