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Old 15th Nov 2010, 06:36
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Rananim
 
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I wont kick Airbus as its bad manners to do so when someone is down..but just how many undiscovered fault scenarios are still out there.The story of the commander taking out the PRIM/SEC so that he could control the aircraft correctly in pitch is worrying as it requires quick lateral thinking which some may not have.So are the incidents of radar alt controlling laws and the pilots ability to land(recent incident plus a qantas 330 incident a while back)..I believethe airbus peole were well-intentioned and produced a landmark machine but the over-confidence was sickening..you cannot have a computer run things in something like flying with so many variables.The man is still better..let the computer warn him by all means but not control him.Boeing and others are imperfect but you as the pilot do control your own destiny.I like it this way.Monitor me,warn me but give me control.always.
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