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Old 31st May 2007, 21:06
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safetypee
 
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"Are Mr boeing/airbus already thinking of stuff like this???"
Yes. Airbus presented their early thought on auto EGPWS pull up in 2004, I believe that they have now conducted flight tests. Boeing have investigated something similar, but based on avoiding buildings – obvious reasons, even if illogical. Some evidence for the need for auto pull up is here: Celebrating TAWS ‘Saves’: But lessons still to be learnt.

There are strong arguments for auto manoeuvre for those ‘Red’ warnings that require an urgent crew response – EGPWS, ACAS, Windshear. The aircraft should commence an automatic manoeuvre if a timely response is not forthcoming. The crew should be able to override the automatic function, but I doubt if many would. There are many positive safety benefits, the current alerting systems are sufficiently reliable that nuisance alerts can be discounted; anyway the crew would not be in a position to determine that in the timescales available.

Re taxi and runway incursions, some airports have a selectable centreline lighting system (green) that guides individual aircraft to the stand; however, even with red stop bars some pilots miss the cue or fail to obey the command.

The problem you are attempting to solve involves human error, thus you may wish to look at the many problems due to error in aviation, assess the most critical issues (time / effect / outcome), then consider possible solutions.

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