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Old 17th Jul 2012, 15:57
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There was a time pilots got "hands on" explanation of the mechanical parts of planes, how they functioned, what the inputs were and so on. Now, it's all, "if you can't fix or touch it, you don't need to know it" which is quite incomplete.
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