Pilots Don’t Know Enough About Flying Manually, Says DOT Report

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The Federal Aviation Administration isn’t doing enough to ensure that commercial pilots are properly trained to fly manually without the use of autopilot and other automated systems, according to an audit released last week by the Department of Transportation and surfaced by The Hill.

Automated flight systems have made it increasingly easy for pilots to get by without maintaining their manual flying skills, leading to “errors” in emergency situations in which pilots are forced to take over from technology, the report states.

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Source : HuffingtonPost.Com