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314 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source

Report: https://aaib.gov.in/What%27s%20New%20Assets/Preliminary%20Re...

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comrade1234 ◴[11 Jul 25 23:49 UTC] No.44537976[source]▶

>>44536459 (OP) #

Why can the pilot shut off the fuel during takeoff?

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lysace ◴[12 Jul 25 00:53 UTC] No.44538334[source]▶

>>44537976 #

What you are really asking is: would we, the passengers, be safer without human pilots?

Eventually, yes. Soon? Maybe.

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1. bigbuppo ◴[12 Jul 25 04:34 UTC] No.44539331[source]▶

>>44538334 #

As long as you also eliminate the possibility of maintenance problems and defects in automation, and have perfect microscale weather forecasts, and still have overrides for the human safety pilot that can still... wait a minute.

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