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Originally Posted by Mick
There may be impending dangers that require manual input though, such as two planes that cross the same space and altitude, which is becoming a more common occurrence as our skies get busier. Unfortunately, a collision of this nature actually happened several years ago (Not because pilots were sleeping), as this short youtube clip shows. [Not for the faint hearted]
An autopilot system will not correct itself in such circumstances, hence the need for manual intervention. |
The Russians had crash avoidance radar which if on autopilot would have saved them.
Unfortunately, the radar said they should go up, but the overworked and now murdered controller told them to go down.