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Old 5th Nov 2013, 15:30
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In my opinion, with good automation many of these problems should not occur. Good automation does not have traps, it is simple, the auto pilot mimics manual control pretty closely. Good automation actually assists the operator/pilot to operate manually rather than hinder it. People tend to over complicate automation. An old fossil I used to work with used to say it is very easy to make automation complicated & difficult to use and very hard to make it simple & easy to use.


The automation in a Boeing 777 is not just good, it is outstanding. It is simple to use if the pilot has good training, and really understands the fundamentals of flying a jet transport airplane.
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