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Originally Posted by widgeon13
I was with a fellow last night who mentioned the pressure control system in a triple 7 is fully automatic. Not sure if the is an override.
There was also a NYtimes article yesterday that recommended that transponders should not be allowed to be turned off and this would have allowed for better tracking. I'd be interested in the comments of cashflyer and the other pros.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/opinion/out-of-control.html?_r=0&referrer= |
The most logical argument I've heard as to why the transponders can be turned off came from a commercial airline pilot. He stated that the transponder is turned off as soon as the plane lands and taxis to the terminal because it is unnecessary and it
removes the signals from the tower radar, cleaning up the "clutter". As a layperson, that made sense to me. I could not imagine the screens of the controllers with all the flying traffic plus all the ground traffic broadcasting information to their screens.
As far as the post about the competition between engineers and pilots, another commercial pilot voiced that exact sentiment. Essentially he said he would not want anything in the cockpit that he couldn't disable or turn off.