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Old February 23rd 09, 09:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes:

For the same reason I'm really good at killing zombies on my computer, it
isn't real life you nitwit.


Unfortunately, that's not an answer. The reality is that there is no basis
for your assertion.

It has long been taken as gospel that a non-pilot could never land an
airliner, and as long as one sticks to the outdated assumption that he'd have
to actually take the controls, that's probably true. But today's airliners
are so heavily automated that they can be flown and landed without ever
touching the flight controls, so the dogma of yesteryear is no longer
applicable.