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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
The pilots control the airplane, and for the most part, all of the systems. With all respect, what do you think that pilots do? It seems you have an image of a bunch of automated systems that nobody has control over.
While automation has greatly increased, there is still significant requirements for the operator (the pilots) to program, run, and manage those 'automated' systems. There are also overrides in the event of malfunction, so if the automated system is not working correctly the pilots can either switch to a backup automated system, or utilize some sort of manual control.
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I was just questioning whether there wasn't some system that prevented that from occuring in certain scenarios - eg) I am sure while the plane is parked at the gate, the pilot can't just retract the landing gear and force the airplane do a belly flop... or can they?