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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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314 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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comrade1234 ◴[11 Jul 25 23:49 UTC] No.44537976[source]▶
Why can the pilot shut off the fuel during takeoff?
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lysace ◴[12 Jul 25 00:53 UTC] No.44538334[source]▶
What you are really asking is: would we, the passengers, be safer without human pilots?

Eventually, yes. Soon? Maybe.

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1. celticninja ◴[12 Jul 25 04:24 UTC] No.44539295[source]▶
Dog and a pilot. The pilot is there to make sure everything is ok and the dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries touching anything