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Old Sep 16, 2001 | 12:03 pm
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mapsmith
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Tango:
You would be far better off having the pilots taking the plane on a roller coaster type ride--anyone standing would be tossed about.

Why not install a software patch that would lock the plane into autopilot until the pilots (using a security code) determine it safe enough to resume normal flight operations?
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This was suggested on local radio by an engineer. Although he suggested that the autopilot disable code be sent by radio frequency (that changes daily) from ATC.
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