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Automation in Aviation
There is a great deal of dialogue about the use of automation in aviation. Lately, some of the talk is focusing on the failure of automation and the role it played in the crash of Asiana 214, the Boeing 777 … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged accident reports, air carriers, aircraft accidents, Asiana 214, auto-throttles, automation failure, Automation in Aviation, autopilot, aviation safety and efficiency, basic airmanship, Boeing 777, cockpit automation, complacency, confidence, discipline, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, problems in the cockpit, professional flight crews, runway 28L, San Francisco International, systems failure, technology, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), The University of Central Florida
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Rest Easy Senator Stevens
This week, word came of former Senator Ted Stevens’ death in an airplane accident in Alaska. He perished with the pilot and four others when the aircraft they were in collided with the side of a mountain. Four others survived. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged aircraft accidents, airplane accident, dangers of flying, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, engine failures, highway fatalities, mountains, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), poor weather, professional pilots, Senator Stevens, weather conditions
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