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Old 10-23-2009, 02:21 PM   #11
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Re: Arguing pilots fly 150 miles past runway

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack View Post
I'm no pilot, but I'm not sure how you compare missing an exit on a highway with missing a runway
They just kept flying. Just like you would keep driving. There is a better form of cruise control up there as well. Thay call it "Auto Pilot".

Eveyone thinks that just because they are flying in a plane that they are paying more attention. The truth is that after you get comfortable doing something, you get complacent. It happens to everyone; no one is immune, especially when you have a job as redundant as flying or driving. I am suprised that this sort of thing does not happen more often. You may disagree with the comparison, but I have seen things like this fist hand.
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