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Old 20th Jan 2020, 22:00
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Originally Posted by Fly Aiprt
Thanks for all who responded and provided examples.
Indeed my Java teachers taught us to consider and catch exceptions.

The nagging question is, considering the differences between their "engineering cab" and a real airplane, why were the real software flight tests performed so late (december)?
What kept them from flying the thing and doing ramp tests 6 or 9 months ago?

Or is it another aspect of the "no need to fly the real thing before" mentality?
"No need for sim time, just a tablet", "no need to test fly, just run the cab"...
Makes you wonder..
Your experience of safety critical software development must be a little rusty . . .
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