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On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 23:10:52 +0100, Tony Raven <[email protected]> wrote:
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> "Ian Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > On 8 Sep 2003 05:28:29 +0950, dailuggs <[email protected]>
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> > Except that requires putting your faith in programmers. At least the pilot (most of the time)
> > has a personal interest in not hitting the ground - the programmer is probably thousands of
> > miles away, tucked up in bed. It's not just idle speculation - as anyone that knows what a
> > boeing chinook fadec is can tell you (cue Paul McCartney song).
>
> Yes but they only have to get it right once, pilots have to get it right every time.
But they have to consider every eventuality, and every combination of every eventuality, in advance.
Pilots only have to consider what's best under a single existing set of conditions.
regards, Ian SMith
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> "Ian Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > On 8 Sep 2003 05:28:29 +0950, dailuggs <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Except that requires putting your faith in programmers. At least the pilot (most of the time)
> > has a personal interest in not hitting the ground - the programmer is probably thousands of
> > miles away, tucked up in bed. It's not just idle speculation - as anyone that knows what a
> > boeing chinook fadec is can tell you (cue Paul McCartney song).
>
> Yes but they only have to get it right once, pilots have to get it right every time.
But they have to consider every eventuality, and every combination of every eventuality, in advance.
Pilots only have to consider what's best under a single existing set of conditions.
regards, Ian SMith
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