Passenger Planes Shot Down
Black Box Down
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What Did the Pilots Think?
In 19 86, the united states, japan and the soviet union set up a joint air traffic control system to monitor traffic over the north pacific. So they would be more aware of what was coming into their air space. And in fact, as a direct result of this, on september sixteenth, 19 83, presidet regan announced that a g p s would be made available to civilian use for free. The inter face for auto pilot on big air liners like this was changed to make it more obvious as to whether operating in heading modor ins mode.
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