Re:How the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 lost control
by 7952 on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:38AM
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Of course it is better to have more sensors, but that is not the whole issue. The problem is that firstly, the automation is unable to deal with multiple complex failures. Secondly, pilots are not always capable of dealing with those same failures, particularly when the automation itself is part of the failure. The main solution to this is better training. But we should also question if the automation should include better handling of failures before shunting the problem back to an overwhelmed pilot
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Re:How the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 lost control
by dotancohen on Thursday December 27, 2018 @07:50AM
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I agree with you 100%.
The problem is going to get worse. Right now we have thousands of vehicles with trained highly-regulated operators (airplanes) relying on automation, who can be complacent until the automation fails and then must be alert and able to handle a complex situation in a matter of minutes. Soon, we will have millions of vehicles with barely-trained almost unregulated operators (cars), relying on automation, who can be complacent until the automation fails and then must be alert and able to handle a complex situation in a matter of seconds.