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Old 26th Aug 2016, 15:42
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FlyingApe
 
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Try and write a convincing safety case for it.

Automation is fine....as an assistance; fantastic for work load reduction from mundane tasks, and for freeing mental capacity.

Unfortunately..... no mechanical /software systems can achive the sort of reliability figures required .

The best software had an error rate of approx 1-2 per million lines of code, and as for the systems integrated into aircraft,... well on the aircraft I fly, when the weather gets too rough, the autopilot disconnects itself. ("AUTOPILOT, AUTOPILOT...)
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