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When the Autopilot Switched Off
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Do Not Let Your Kids Fly a Passenger Jet
All 75 passengers and crew of flight five, nine, three were killed instantly. The pilot took the risk only because he felt protected by auto pilots. If there'd been an auder alarm, the pilots might not have wasted those vital few seconds being confused about why the plane was turning. In their panic, the pilots forgot something that could have saved them.
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