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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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340 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.242s | source
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fsckboy ◴[11 Jul 25 23:07 UTC] No.44537714[source]▶
it makes sense to me that the pilot who said "I did not do it" actually did do it without realizing it, was supposed to be putting the landing gear up when he committed a muscle memory mistake. it happened around the time the landing gear should be up, and this explanation matches what was said in the cockpit, and the fact that the landing gear wasn't retracted. I think this idea was even floated initially by the youtube pilot/analysts I watch but dismissed as unlikely.
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russdill ◴[12 Jul 25 00:04 UTC] No.44538063[source]▶
There is no possible way to confuse these two actions. There's a reason a wheel is attached to the gear lever.
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energy123 ◴[12 Jul 25 02:15 UTC] No.44538742[source]▶
I want you to guess how many traffic accidents are caused by accidentally reversing when you intended to go forward.

Test your mental model against the real world. This is your opportunity.

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1. bravesoul2 ◴[12 Jul 25 12:16 UTC] No.44541540[source]▶
Driving isn't trained to anywhere near the same standard.

Probably more training required to bake a cake than drive a car (hours wise).

If we had your typical driver fly a plane we'd be doomed to a lot of crashes.