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Originally Posted by flipper35
It isn't far removed from that now other than the ability to over ride everything. Pilots don't just fly like they used to, they manage the aircraft as a system.
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Along the lines of Google/Apple self piloting technologies, at a minimum it seems technology could be implemented that prevents a perfectly functional plane from flying face-first into, well...anything. Essentially, priority control goes to the computer in the event of a calculated disaster. If an over-ride is somehow needed, requires two separate pilots and ATC approval to implement. Think 9-11, possibly the two Malaysian crashes, and now this one.