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Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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When the Autopilot Switched Off

Category: History
Duration: 00:33:06
Publish Date: 2022-05-06 04:01:00
Description:

An airline captain thought he was giving his children a harmless thrill by letting them "fly" his packed airplane - the young cockpit visitors weren't really in control... the autopilot was doing the real flying. Until it wasn't. 

Do safety features actually lull us into a false sense of security - tempting us to take greater risks than we otherwise would?

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