Automation in the air dulls pilot skill | R&D Mag

By Joan Lowy – Pilots’ “automation addiction” has eroded their flying skills to the point that they sometimes don’t know how to recover from stalls and other mid-flight problems, say pilots and safety officials.

“If we only look at the pilots—the human factor—then we are ignoring other important factors,” said former US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, whose precision flying...