About How Pilots Save the Flight When Autopilot Fails | Mayday: Science of Disaster
When something goes wrong onboard a passenger airliner, the pilot and crew are sometimes the last chance of salvation. They can also cause the crash accidentally. In the cases of China Airlines Flight 006 and Aeroflot Flight 593 it is the pilots skill and quick thinking that saved hundreds of lives. Who's in the cockpit when something goes wrong could make all the difference. This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life! Content licensed from Cineflix to Little Dot Studios.
How Pilots Save the Flight When Autopilot Fails | Mayday: Science of Disaster is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a society documentary, How Pilots Save the Flight When Autopilot Fails | Mayday: Science of Disaster uses pilots, flight, autopilot as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.
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