From: jeroen@nospam.please   
      
   On 2019-03-17 05:19, Bret Cahill wrote:   
   >>>> Put a retro or "my kingdom for a horse" switch on anything   
   >>>> that seems unnecessarily over automated or when the additional   
   >>>> sophistication is of a minor advantage.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If anything doesn't seem perfect, tap the retro switch and you   
   >>>> are back to flying by the seat of your pants or at least   
   >>>> something that is less complicated / more proven technology.   
   >>>>   
   >>   
   >> That's a typical engineer's solution. *Add* a switch to 'make   
   >> things simpler'.   
   >   
   > Actually the goal was to make 'em comfortable wif eben _more_   
   > sophistication.   
   >   
   > Boeing did put one over ride in the software.   
   >   
   > "When this system detects a dangerous flight condition, it trims the   
   > aircraft, attempting to prevent a stall by pushing the nose down.   
   > [...]   
      
   I think Boeing's engineers have forgotten the single most important   
   rule of a good user interface: The rule of least surprises. When the   
   pilot takes the controls in hand, it's the pilot who flies the plane.   
   The automatics should back off. No extra buttons should be needed.   
      
   Jeroen Belleman   
      
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