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To: Red Badger

Two female pilots. One Air Force, one Army Helo is the mission commander?

Roll the dice passengers.


4 posted on 02/13/2025 8:01:13 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: DesertRhino

Uh you know that Dragon flies itself it’s fully automated. The “pilot” is just monitoring the flat panels there is no control stick in Dragon they couldn’t fly it if they wanted too. The first back up control is on the ground via Starlink datalinks the second backup is touchscreen on board but you are directing the computer to fly a corridor or orientation. The original Dragon had a small control knob in the center but Dragon 2 does not, look at the images of the cockpit it’s all screens and some buttons. With triple redundant computers on board and back up ballistic entry mode there is no need to have a pilot im manual control. I know that blows the boomer mind but it’s the same for every Airbus, and both the 777 and 787 triple computers work or you die and millions of people every day fly on Airbus and triple 7X7s


13 posted on 02/13/2025 8:34:29 AM PST by GenXPolymath
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