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Old 28th Jan 2015, 07:13
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All of which, unfortunately, appear to have been disregarded in recent cockpit system integration.
This is because standardisation and saving money by doing things "the way we always did it" is found more important these days, than doing the right thing.
If latest cockpit design would be significantly different from the last generation, pilots would have problems to change between the two, which would either limit the types they are allowed to fly (with all the organisational and financial impact) or it would create new risks. It would also impact all training organisations being forced to teach two different ways of flying. However, somehow we already do have that situation with different aircraft having different levels and type of automation and protections.
Sometimes it is safer if everybody uses a poor design but is well aware how to handle it, than some using an improved design and losing awareness...
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