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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Lion Air Flight 610, which took off from Indonesia on Oct. 29, should have never left the runway. On its previous flight, the aircraft gave incorrect speed and altitude readings.
But it's unclear whether the pilots were even aware that the plane had been malfunctioning. They took off at 6:20 a.m.
They immediately received the first signal that something was wrong: The control column started shaking loudly, warning that the plane was in danger of stalling and could crash.
The plane kept climbing, but the pilots could not figure out the correct altitude or airspeed, asking air traffic control for help. And two critical sensors registered different readings between the pilot and co-pilot.
Then the plane dropped over 700 feet, furthering the confusion inside the cockpit. "An aircraft dipping after takeoff is not normal. It's beyond abnormal. It's unacceptable," said Dennis Tajer, a pilot and spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association.
Something alarming had happened: The aircraft's computer system had forced the plane's nose down. The pilots recovered from the drop, but air traffic control noted they were "experiencing a flight control problem."
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday December 28 2018, @02:47AM (1 child)
One among several competing theories is that the autopilot failed while the entire flight crew was asleep.
This is SOP among US Air Force, to all go to sleep at the same time with the autopilot in control.
By contrast, aboard Naval vessels someone _always_ stands watch.
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(Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday December 28 2018, @02:55AM
I've heard about a lot of ships crashing into tankers and shit lately, a lot more than I hear about planes crashing. This is not the fault of operating procedure but allowing women to serve as deck officers. Women can barely drive automobiles, and now you want to let them drive ships?
Ironically, planes are one of the few things that women are good at operating. Perhaps because they're airheads.