Re:Near-miss between FedEx and Southwest flights in Austin
by TrickyRick on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @06:19AM
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This is like saying "I don't wear my seatbelt because I've never been in an accident". Safety systems isn't about one or the other, it's about having multiple systems and procedures in place to prevent a disaster. Proper procedures are good, and it's a first line of defense, but humans make mistakes and are imperfect in other ways (Such as not being able to see through fog). Proper procedure in the case of near 0 visibility would be to greatly increase separation between planes, something which wasn't done in this case, and something which would slow down traffic a lot more than passengers and companies like.
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Re:Near-miss between FedEx and Southwest flights in Austin
by Retric on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:30PM
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It’s more like saying school busses don’t need seatbelts because based on a great deal of evidence, they don’t significantly improve school bus safety.
In this case the accident was avoided because aircraft could see each other long before there was a meaningful risk. It wasn’t a mismanaged zero visibility situation but rather proper procedures working.