Bob Noel wrote:

In article , John
wrote:

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Anyone who can't see the potential problems with this should be required
to understand the many times automation is discussed in comp.risks.

Apparently Airbus is putting serious engineering into this and not just
slapping something together. Why be afraid of any automation? I don't
think that inherently unstable aircraft like the B-2 or X-31 could fly
at all without heavy duty automation. Let's not forget that people
(pilots) have many potential problems too. Consider that some of the
worst nuclear accidents (Chernoybl, Idaho Labs, TMI) were at least
partially caused by humans bypassing or overriding automation systems.