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Old 1st Nov 2015, 17:36
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As many on here have mentioned, we are in a very odd place in the cockpit at present.

We have automation doing some things, but some things the human has to do even when the automation is better.


ECAM

Computer tells you what to do.
You do it.
Computer sees you do it, and moves on to next item.
You are not supposed to think, just do.

You are merely an error vector.

You can mention times when you shouldn't follow ECAM, but how do you know not to follow ECAM? Because you are told not to in the book. Therefore it is just a rule that a computer could follow itself.

TCAS

Computer tells you what to do.
You do it.
You are not supposed to think, just do.
Its a simple manoeuvre that a computer would always do perfectly

You are merely an error vector.

EGPWS

Computer tells you what to do.
You do it.
You are not supposed to think, just do.
Its a simple manoeuvre that a computer would always do perfectly

You are merely an error vector.
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