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enlightenment

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1. Obviously, that shouldn't have happened, but

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:14 AM

Feb 2014

I'm not sure how "scary" it is unless the airline doesn't bother having trained pilots on the flightdeck. Presumably, pilots rated to fly the plane would know how to fly it without auto-pilot.

I'm more concerned with the structural issues. Pilots can fly without navigational aids (they should be able to, anyway), but it's a bit harder to fly a plane that has pieces catching fire, cracking, or otherwise impinging on the structural integrity of the aircraft.

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