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Old 25th Feb 2021, 08:11
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Aviation is a global industry. The induction requirements, training standards, operating standards, cultural effects on operation of machines that were the product of the rational scientific World is all going to be different in different parts of the world. Even the best Aircraft training is meant for operating an aircraft. But what happens inside the aircraft is also the result of the human that remains outside the aircraft. Otherwise in emergency we would not see people praying instead of applying the procedure. In many incidents the effects are subtle. Only a machine can be made that operates in a certain way any where in the world and if it doesn't then suitable changes can be made in a short time. That's why more and more automation is brought in. Whether for doing normal approach or unreliable speed or Emergency Descent. Machines are trusted more than humans. It's easier to forbid use of outdated technology Aircraft than change global standards of training and skill. If you look at human factors from technology point of view discovery of myriads of human factors is not a friendly but a damning statement against human presence in the cockpit. Because humans cannot be changed but machines can be. Pilots are in the cockpit because their skills are supposed to be better than computers. But if that's not so then they won't be there. World is not going to go back to dynasaur age of manual flying.

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