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Pilot’s DSLR Jammed Airliner Joystick and Caused it to Plummet, Investigation Finds
Dozens of military personnel were injured when an RAF transport plane on its way to Afghanistan nose-dived 4,400ft after the captain's camera became lodged alongside the aircraft's joystick. In 27 seconds of chaos, the plane lost 4,400ft in altitude, throwing passengers and crew without seatbelts towards the ceiling, injuring 33 of those on board. (www.dailymail.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is the side-stick functional when autopilot is selected?
I ask the same question.
A given amount of pressure should override the autopilot on any aircraft. But the Airbus has turned much of their flying over to the computer to the point the computer can override pilot inputs. Throw in bad CRM and it's really messed up as was determined with AF447.
I'm really not fond of their design.
I'm really not fond of their design.
After more than a century of aviation, it is known by pretty much every living person that aircraft can abruptly go up, down, sideways, etc., and some of those persons continue to refuse to keep seatbelts fastened. Every time an aircraft hits wind sheer and someone is injured, it is always either a passenger without their seatbelt fastened or a passenger smashed by the flying body of the person without the seatbelt fastened. I don't like people being hurt, but you can't fix stupid.
Something that usually happens in those Airplane movies.
This is why REAL passenger planes have flight yokes.