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beeringyesterday at 7:23 PM1 replyview on HN

Doesn’t basic airplane autopilot just maintain flight level, speed, and heading? What are some other things it can do?


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Retricyesterday at 7:45 PM

Recover from upsets is the big thing. Maintaining flight level, speed, and heading while upside down isn’t acceptable.

Levels of safety are another consideration, car autopilot’s don’t use multiple levels of redundancy on everything because they can stop without falling out of the sky.

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