Winglet makes an important point about the computer only being as good as the programmer writing the system, and I will add, the person inputting the data. Garbage in garbage out and that usually isn’t the programmer or manufacturer’s fault. Unfortunately there have been several recent incidents where pilots have entered erroneous data with bad results.
So true, in my line of work this also applies.and also, unfortunatley, that too can have serious consequences.
Just one more quick querie on spoilers.
Winglet mentioned autoland settings, I have heard that the spoliers can be armed to deploy on touchdown. Does this happen when the landing gear contact the runway?
And is reverse thrust actioned automaticly or only through direct control?
Thanks for all of the excellent replies, I have really been enlightened.