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Aussie105

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4. There we were . . .

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 09:56 PM

Apr 2025

In a holding pattern above a very busy Gatwick airport, way back in 1988.

Except the holding pattern was a bit of a square, with some very sharp corners.
Didn't know them big airplanes could bank that much and that sudden!
Automated process, I was told. The computers did that, I was told.
The wings didn't fall off, so there is that.

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Don't worry folks! Computer programming control will work great. [View all] Jacson6 Apr 2025 OP

What is this about Waymo and sexual assaults? AZJonnie Apr 2025 #1

Don't worry folks! Computer programming control will work great blizzard49 Apr 2025 #2

Reminds me of a very old joke that went around when cockpit automation was introduced... erronis Apr 2025 #3

There we were . . . Aussie105 Apr 2025 #4

Somebody overdubbed audio from what sounds like an episode of Frontline over an Airbus crash video. LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #5

Crash in 1988. A demonstration flight at an air show. Liberal In Texas Apr 2025 #6