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Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear by ghaff on Thursday June 29, 2023 @01:56PM (#36524158)
>and you'd still need the manual procedure in case the camera didn't work.

And presumably if the camera doesn't work as part of the pre-flight checklist for whatever reason, you're not going anywhere until it's fixed/replaced.

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Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear by throwawaymobule on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:01PM (#36525917)
camera would probably just get an INOP sticker put somewhere, a surprising number of things can be nonfunctional on an airplane before it's grounded.

part of it is that there's a backup for most everything required.

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