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Old 05-04-2012, 04:52 PM
David Hayward David Hayward is offline
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Originally Posted by bongodriver View Post
So do you think the airbus in the Hudson would have had a happy outcome without pilots?
That depends of the programming of the flight system. In theory, the flight system should be able to quickly determine the energy status of the aircraft and whether it can get to a nearby airfield. It should be able to do that much faster than a pilot could possibly do it.
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