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If the TCAS detects an imminent collision when the plane is on autopilot will autopilot perform the accent/decend without manual intervention?
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ErinGoBrath said:
At a guess, no. It's an advisory. A computer works on sheer logic and not objectiveness or opinion, so I don't think it would be trusted to make decisions like that on its own.
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Heres another similar incident to the tenerife disaster, this one happened quite recently by the looks of it, 2005 to be exact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Logan_Airport_runway_incursion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Logan_Airport_runway_incursion
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Yes, it does. Sometimes after having an 'incident' controllers have to take the rest of the day off or even longer. Based on personal experience, if they get at al lclose you think to yourself 'what if?' and it can scare hte crap out of you.SiD the Turtle said:
I do try my best to keep them apart though so it doesn't crop up too often
Nope, the pilot will have to perform the manouevre.ErinGoBrath said:
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Why did I read this thread...
I'm going to Prague tomorrow and it'll only be my second time flying
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I'm going to Prague tomorrow and it'll only be my second time flying
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I wouldn't worry. If you collide with something else mid-air, at least you'll get to have a sky-dive before you slam into the ground. 
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That Logan Airport Incursion was close 
Excellent thinking by the pilots to keep down low and allow the Aer Lingus to pass over them, good job the Aer Lingus pilots didn't think the same though.
Excellent thinking by the pilots to keep down low and allow the Aer Lingus to pass over them, good job the Aer Lingus pilots didn't think the same though.
Shotgun_ned said:Why did I read this thread...
I'm going to Prague tomorrow and it'll only be my second time flying
Mid airs and hull loss this side of the world are extremely rare. They only make the news because they hardly ever happen.
The flight from here to Prague is what? Just over an hour? You won't even have time to blink.
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Lysander said:
2 1 hour 20 min trips, since we have to change in Amsterdam. I'm not really worried, I know it is damn rare and nothing will happen. I loved it the first time so I am actually looking forward to it
.Shotgun_ned said:2 1 hour 20 min trips, since we have to change in Amsterdam. I'm not really worried, I know it is damn rare and nothing will happen. I loved it the first time so I am actually looking forward to it
I love flying... landing mostly, though take-off is quite exciting too. I love the fifteen or so minutes from descent to landing, especially when you get very close to the ground and the runway. It's all so controlled and measured.
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Why didn't the pilots of the freighter use parachutes, stuck doors?
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IIRC the tail of the DHL aircraft was removed and the crew were fully aware and were struggling to regain control right until they impacted the ground.Aod said:
Not a nice way to go.
There wouldn't have been an opportunity to leave the aircraft via a parachute for a multitude of reasons.
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Aod said:
It says in the article the freighter (plane 611) only lost 4/5 of its top stabiliser and it continued for several km. They died in the crash landing.