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Airline pilots who have become overly dependent on automation and computer guidance, and thus fail to exercise their own situational awareness and judgment, when they should take control and fly the plane more manually. (Coined by pilot Warren Vanderburgh)
The increase in aviation incidents is not due to equipment failures or environmental conditions, but instead by preventable mistakes made by children of the magenta line.
by tvbeeker April 19, 2023