So, the RAF has procured a new tanker that will routinely fly in close formation with other aircraft, day and night, on Ops, on trails, fair weather and foul for the next 25 or so years. And yet, the autopilot can easily be accidently disconnected in flight? Also, with the second pilot out of the seat or incapacitated for any other reason, a lone pilot does not have full authority over the flying controls? How can such a situation have been allowed to develop? How can such an aircraft be cleared for formation flying?
So many Questions!
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