Arrogance, not automation, is real aviation danger Re: “Report: Automation in the air dulls pilot skill,” Aug. 31

According to your flight-safety report, automatic flight controls combined with aircrafts’ superior avionics seduce pilots and result in diminished reflexes during emergency situations. Pilot anticipation would avert disasters, but this backfires when the same toss-caution-into-the-wind arrogance apparent on the “unsinkable” Titanic takes command.

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