a fun thing you learn about reading NTSB airline crash reports...

The problem with aircraft automation is that the pilot in command can easily cause a problem by incorrect use of main control panel. Most crashes are probably pilot error using the autopilot systems & checklists. My CFI instructor used to fly 737 & 747 as Captain & once had the female first office reading from the check list say positive rate gear up & the aircraft had not even left the ground never mind 400 foot minimums. Hand god the aircraft weight was still activating the wheel sensors & stopped the wheels from going up. As for aircraft without pilots oh god no, too much to fail & cascade that a good pilot can correct.
 
ngnicholson said:
the aircraft had not even left the ground
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Interesting bug in the F104 control software (the startfighter) : it was meant to stop illegal pilot commands.
  1. Pilot presses "gear up", while still before the hangar.
  2. Plane checks if that is OK, checking height
    1. no ground radar because no power.
      1. no power because no engine rotation.
      2. That's ok, ignition not set.
    2. Second measurement, barometric...
      1. Airfield in the mountains
      2. Estaminated height plenty of space over NN.
  3. Gear moves up
  4. Airframe trashed
 
atax1a said:
this is a post about so-called "generative AI"
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Automation of vehicles and navigation is not close to generative AI. It is a mechanical algorithm. In its simplest form, A* path finding is closer to a sorting algorithm rather than any kind of intelligence.

Yes, the media will call a "bubble sort" AI because its a buzzword. But it has never been intelligent. The guidance computer on the original Apollo moon mission was not "intelligent".

Determinism and reproduction is very important for vehicles. We don't really want stochastic intelligence (human or LLMs) in the mix. Following on from what SirDice mentioned, other than mechanical / physical failure, human error has been the next largest source of air crashes.

As an overly simplistic example. If two cars are racing towards each other for a head on collision. It will be 50:50 chance that both drivers turn the same way as an avoidance reaction and ultimately crash. If two deterministic algorithms were in the same position and they both favor trying left before right (or only the northmost vehicle avoids), they will consistently avoid the crash. Algorithms have their place in this world (whether it is under the technical umbrella of LLM or not is irrelevant).

... but yes, I do avoid airplanes because I know so much software is terrible.
 
loveydovey said:
Yeah, they had bigger problems than Microsoft Outlook. That female's giant bush of hair almost crashed the entire spacecraft! Did you all see that? She was basically flipping switches with just brushing her hair all over the panels and the interior of the craft ALL THE TIME. That's literally attempted murder, she needed to have all that hair in a ponytail or a bun. And the fact that SHE didn't have the self-awareness to do that is pretty damning. They need to send NTSB to whoop NASA's bum because NTSB has their stuff together - female pilots are not allowed their hair to be uncontrollably floating around the pilot cabin, and for very good reasons. Such a major hazard.
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It does seem to be a risk. I noticed Suni had the same thing in her ISS tour video, I remember the first time I watched it I felt nervous about her hair. I guess they must think it's not a major hazard, but like you say, it's a bit surprising. Perhaps the hair brushing against control panels isn't enough to activate them? I guess it doesn't weigh anything in space. Of course it only needs to happen once, with the wrong switch or control knob, to be potentially catastrophic. I would have thought it's more a risk to her personally, if her hair gets caught in all those cables and other gear that is floating around. Well, they must have assessed it and decided it's not a problem. If that was any kind of industrial site or factory here, or anything military, they would be required to have the hair well under control, guys as well as girls. I would have thought safety would be of absolutely overriding priority in space, even if weightless conditions mean it's less of a problem than down here.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkM_04Ch76E

To be honest I think it would simply annoy the hell out of me having all that hair floating around if I was up there, I'd rather cut it. 😂 After all it doesn't have to be a crew cut, but a bit shorter wouldn't hurt 😁
 
loveydovey said:
Yeah, they had bigger problems than Microsoft Outlook. That female's giant bush of hair almost crashed the entire spacecraft! Did you all see that? She was basically flipping switches with just brushing her hair all over the panels and the interior of the craft ALL THE TIME. That's literally attempted murder, she needed to have all that hair in a ponytail or a bun. And the fact that SHE didn't have the self-awareness to do that is pretty damning. They need to send NTSB to whoop NASA's bum because NTSB has their stuff together - female pilots are not allowed their hair to be uncontrollably floating around the pilot cabin, and for very good reasons. Such a major hazard.
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guys really will go online and post all these weird hangups they have about women as if those hangups were the woman's fault. absolutely wild.
 
blackbird9 said:
It looks like they've been doing long hair in space for many years... this was posted 12 years ago...
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Out of all the other uncomfortable things astronauts need to do (catheters, recycled urine, etc); I am surprised they don't just mandate a buzz cut for both males and females in all fairness. That surely isn't an issue for them.

But lets be honest, the hair flying around like that is to make the footage more fun and relatable for us plebs. If it keeps NASA funded and the kids engaged, I am all for it. When the camera is off, its extremely likely that she ties her hair up as per boring corporate safety policy and procedures. Just like someone peeling carrots in a restaurant ;).
 
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