davionics, #353
Band-aid, extrapolated solutions just don't fly with me. If someone is
going to give a pilot or a computer Air Data, then sure as aunt betty
make it dependable, fail-safe Air Data. It's really just that simple.
Absolutely. There's no engineering reason why it can't be fixed either.
They have had years to deal with it as well. I know pilots are a hairy
chested breed who don't like to make a fuss and think that they can
handle any situation, but my argument is that they should never be
expected to handle some of them. I think the regulators will need to
have much sharper teeth in future, both to overcome industry inertia
and airline beancounter interests.
Doesn't the A380 have a laser based or alternative air speed sensor
as a option ?...