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Throttle and yoke aren't a vote of no confidence from aircraft manufacturers. Some modes of operation are suitable for autopilot and some are not.
by grog454 5mo ago
Throttle and yoke aren't a vote of no confidence from aircraft manufacturers. Some modes of operation are suitable for autopilot and some are not.
- sobellian 5mo agoWould it be a vote of no confidence in Full Self Flying?
- tclancy 5mo agoNo, it would be an acknowledgement of the lack of perfection in human systems so far.
- saalweachter 5mo agoI mean, they kinda are. Airline pilots aren't supposed to take a nap, and there are occasionally articles about the various things that have gone wrong because the pilots weren't paying attention.
- NekkoDroid 5mo agoThere is a reason that pilots get basically told the ins and outs of a specific plane. Imagine the outrage if people need to do month long training for a specific car just to be able to drive it (and not just a general "here is how cars roughly work and the laws of the road").