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"What's It Doing Now?" Why Pilots Know How to Talk to Autopilots
Recently, I listened to a podcast where the author proposed not being "kind" to AI. Full post here: https://wng.org/opinions/be-inconsiderate-to-ai-1762216164 The premise is that we are humanizing AI, and that's not a good thing. This reminded me of how often I've heard pilots say, "What's it doing now?" when referring to the autopilot. This phrase is commonly heard on cockpit voice recorders - sometimes just before an accident/incident. It's been uttered in the flight deck
Laura Laster
Nov 6, 20252 min read
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How Your Choice of Flight Training Programs Affects Your Future
If you read about getting the coveted Restricted Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) certificate, you would think it was fairly...
Laura Laster
Oct 18, 20183 min read
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Pan Am's first female jet dispatcher
It was the 1950s, and Irene Keith just wanted a job as a dispatcher at Pan American World Airways. The world of chain-smoking men hunched...
Laura Laster
Oct 13, 20182 min read
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I found the first female dispatcher!
Welcome to my new blog! I am starting off the blog with a series seeking to answer the question: Who was the first female aircraft...
Laura Laster
Oct 2, 20183 min read
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