Automation and the FAA/NTSB

I’m going to let the dust settle before addressing this issue fully. But right now the Washington Post has a great article on the FAA/NTSB automation debate. And the full FAA IG report is online here.

“We’ve recommended that pilots have more opportunity to practice manually flying the aircraft.”

Robert L. Sumwalt, who spent 32 years as an airline pilot before joining the NTSB in 2006.

B737 Throttle

 

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