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Old 2nd Dec 2014, 10:40
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Originally Posted by Herod

It's ironic the constant talking about the Hudson landing as an example of human vs machine.
In fact, the landing was highly aided by automation... The protections kicked in several times, and when the plane actually landed on the river, Sully inputs were practically being ignored.

Had Sully been piloting a Boeing, the outcome could have been very different.

Herod,
Can you explain which protections kicked in and how were the inputs being ignored
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