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Re:Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls by WalterBright on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @03:59PM (#22741818)
> Touch screens will hopefully never make it into any critical pilot systems

Touch screens in the cockpit seem like madness to me. Cockpits sometimes fill with smoke and the pilot has to be able to find and operate the controls.

Ever notice that the flap levers have little flaps on top of them? The nosewheel steering control has a little tire on the top? That's so the pilot knows without looking what his hands are on. These designs were not the result of some study group following fashion, but were the result of accidents.

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Re:Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls by ondravn on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:25AM (#22746239)
Another consideration is vibration; trying to press a virtual button while in a high turbulence situation can be non-trivial, for example.

Critical functions will (hopefully) always remain on tactile controls for these and other reasons.

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Re:Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls by astrodust on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:34PM (#22742233)
Not just smoke. During explosive decompression the air turns to thick fog, and that's when you'll need to fumble around for the correct controls the most.
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