Flight engineer reveals what it was like to operate Concorde

Re:Flight engineer reveals what it was like to operate Concorde by fragmede on Thursday September 05, 2024 @06:52PM (#41461086)

Moreover switching to all touchscreen controls. There's just something satisfying about getting to know a physical device intimately enough that you can do it blindfolded. Those sort of interfaces are fewer and futher between, unfortunately.

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Re:Flight engineer reveals what it was like to operate Concorde by meowster on Friday September 06, 2024 @09:51AM (#41466198)

I wonder how easy those screens are to use where there's smoke in the cockpit and the pilots are wearing masks.

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Re:Flight engineer reveals what it was like to operate Concorde by vdqtp3 on Friday September 06, 2024 @06:19PM (#41470128)

Touchscreen avionics are somewhat difficult to use during turbulence alone, so I doubt loss of control plus smoke makes for a good time.

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