Re: Cobol Linear search Vs Perfrom Until

From: Robert Wagner (robert.deletethis_at_wagner.net)
Date: 07/21/04

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    riplin@Azonic.co.nz (Richard) wrote:

    >robert.deletethis@wagner.net (Robert Wagner) wrote

    >The DC-10 did 'override the pilot' and put the plane into a power
    >climb.
    >
    >Whether the A310 could have 'taken the plane over' is an entirely
    >geometric problem related to achievable climb angle and the ground
    >angle.

    The Airbus computer wouldn't need to 'assume control' because it was already in
    control. It's always in control. Pilot inputs are taken as 'suggestions' that
    can be followed or not, much like Oracle treats 'hints'.

    If an Airbus couldn't take the plane over the mountain, it would have executed a
    turn to bypass it. Worst case, it would have done a 180.

    Pilots hate having a computer that can override them. They want to flip a switch
    to turn it off. They're reluctant to fly Airbus machines for that reason.

    US Navy planes have automated systems for landing on aircraft carriers. Pilots
    prefer to turn it off and land manually. The accident record shows that manual
    landings have three times more accidents than computer landings. Why do they
    want to land manually? Because of machismo, testosterone and hubris.

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