Human pilot's physical senses are far superior to computer programs!
Properly trained and experienced pilots with their natural physical sense inputs are completely capable of safe control of their aircraft! EXCEPT
EXCEPT When the computer programmer who is ignorant of the fact that a swept wing aircraft design will pitch-up in a strong up-draft!! With an increase in AOA! The program recognizes this as a possible stall and shoves the nose over into a steep dive attitude! e.g. Quantas in AU, (Two pitch overs),The Buffalo accident, the Marine F-18 into the house at Mira Mar Air Station and AF 447, are all tied to the same, "Flight envelope protection program"!
How many pilots voted for "side sticks" and "protection programs?
Watch out for those supposed "Experts"!
Last edited by wsherriff; 29th June 2009 at 00:10.