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Old 30th Jun 2017, 18:04
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https://www.wired.com/story/boeing-a...ane-autopilot/

“Airbus tries to avoid human error; Boeing tries to take advantage of human capability.”

“AF447 is the quintessential example of what can go wrong with automation,” says Balog. .

The flight crew didn’t understand the automation system, they simply trusted it.

The captain could have saved the flight with a few simple actions, but made exactly the wrong decisions.
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