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Old 18th Jan 2016, 21:41
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Tourist, although you don't really merit a response, there we go.

Do you need reference for the ballpark figure 1 out of 10 million? Google "airbus commercial flight accident statistics" and see 4th generation fatal accident rate which is 0.11 on the million.

It is up to the techno geeks to convince some entrepreneurs or investors that they can develop a fully autonomous system that matches 1 in 10 million at acceptable cost, not the other way round.

Studies do not count by the way, only real projects with real funding and real business case. I do not believe in it.

Your judgement that pilots in general are abysmal is pathetic, but most probably just a provocation to get attention. AF447 is a great example that you talk bs. It is well documented in the final report that (I think) over 30 crews faced a similar scenario and did not crash. We just had a dual ADR fault in our company, ending in alternate law, manual flight and gravity gear extension. There where no subsequent safety recommendations, because the crew acted as expected from them.

Just because a few crew do not deliver does not proof anything. However 1 out of 10 million is a strong indication that pilots are generally well trained and cope with what is thrown at them.

There seem to be potential for improvement still, especially in the area of basic handling at some operators, but that does not invalidate the general path taken.
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