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Interesting stuff.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/crash-how-computers-are-setting-us-up-disaster
ian16th
11th Oct 2016, 11:50
Interesting stuff.
Especially the Dutch road traffic idea's.
Sandy Parts
11th Oct 2016, 12:05
Long been recognised among the 'operators'. Unfortunately, the accountants push for more automation based on the assumption that needing 'less skills' in the operators = lower salary bills = bigger profits.
Brian W May
11th Oct 2016, 13:51
Talking with a guy from the Institute of Aviation Medicine in the late 80s (whilst on a flight safety course), he said we were heading down the wrong path.
He said humans monitoring computers is not only illogical (if understandable), it's dangerous. Humans get bored and inattentive, machines don't.
Sure enough that's where we're going and, cynically, it's hard to disagree with Sandy Parts' opinion.
Bean counters rule once more . . . e.g. German Wings A320 couldn't have happened with a three-man flight deck (3rd pilot or FE), but not there to satisfy profits
MightyGem
11th Oct 2016, 19:57
One factor that contributed towards the Air France crash was the Airbus sidestick controllers. The one pilot gets little, if no, feedback as to what the other pilot is doing. I believe that is why Boeing still use conventional control columns.
Lonewolf_50
11th Oct 2016, 21:32
Oh dear, here we go again. If you'll head over to Tech Log, we have a half dozen threads on the AB/B sidestick/yoke noise-a-thon. Let's not import it to the Mil Av forum, shall we?
ExAscoteer
11th Oct 2016, 21:38
It's simple.
Power - Attitude - Trim