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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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299 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.257s | source
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melenaboija ◴[12 Jul 25 06:16 UTC] No.44539771[source]▶
I'm completely ignorant about this matter, but why is it even possible to cut off fuel while taking off? Shouldn't there be a control that completely disables this? Is there actually a situation where cutting off both engines could be necessary and wouldn't lead to a catastrophe?
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1. ipnon ◴[12 Jul 25 08:21 UTC] No.44540275[source]▶
The general principle of aircraft control is that the pilot has the final say on how it is operated, not the designer, because you never know when you will need to take extraordinary measures. And the pilot generally prefers to return to the ground safely.