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ROMARY
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Registered: ‎04-28-2010

Re: Another plane has gone down

‎03-24-2015 10:28 PM

Isn't there a main computer 'off' switch, for when computer 'things' go wrong? I know, I'm not very smart/knowledgeable when it comes to planes.

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Plaid Pants2
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Re: Another plane has gone down

‎03-24-2015 10:29 PM

On 3/24/2015 ROMARY 1 said:

Isn't there a main computer 'off' switch, for when computer 'things' go wrong? I know, I'm not very smart/knowledgeable when it comes to planes.

There is an auto-pilot switch, that the pilot can turn on or off.

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Re: Another plane has gone down

‎03-24-2015 10:37 PM

There have been reported cases where the pilot could not turn off the computer. This has been an on going debate between pilots about the differences between the Airbus and Boeings.

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