lecture · general · evergreen
Children Of The Magenta Line
Mossie Fly · May 27, 2019 · 25m 33s
What this video covers
A re-upload of American Airlines captain Warren Vanderburgh's 1997 presentation warning that pilots who over-rely on cockpit automation lose manual flying skills and awareness. The uploader adds context from his own flying.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN brings it up in any thread about autopilot, Tesla FSD, self-driving cars and crashes as the classic lecture on automation dependency.
12.5recommendation score
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- distinct recommenders
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- recommendation months
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- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I think this lecture ( ) should be mandatory for anyone trying to improve flight safety with more automation.”
“I cannot recommend this video enough.”
“if you haven't seen this amazing talk, you should definitely give it a watch”