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Re:Pilot Who Hitched a Ride Saved Lion Air 737 on the Day Be... by tim333 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @07:42AM (#19441084)
Well, there is no such button. Perhaps there should be though a better solution might be to fix the automation. Airbus planes seem to work ok without a button but don't have a crash the plane if one sensor fails system.
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Re:Pilot Who Hitched a Ride Saved Lion Air 737 on the Day Be... by mbreese on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @08:03AM (#19441208)
There an AirFrance (Airbus) flight a few years back that crashed over the Atlantic that was partially the result of a stuck pitot tube. I remember at the time one of the debates was how automated Airbus planes were over Boeing. Pilots seemed split as to which system they preferred, but generally wanted more control, not less.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447

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