tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85056376283848650.post1823370440750026202..comments2015-02-14T19:57:25.383-07:00Comments on Kathy's Two Bytes: The Gimli Flight: Whose Negligence Was It?Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008163305345786350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85056376283848650.post-69727988471817024882007-10-04T12:04:00.000-06:002007-10-04T12:04:00.000-06:00Anonymous has brought in a point that I hadn't not...Anonymous has brought in a point that I hadn't noticed. If the pilots really were require to fly the plane anyway, then their accountability is passed up the line. Canada Air, Boeing, the hardware company, the software company, the individuals within each...it's difficult to place blame when so many people have put a hand in the flight's complications.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008163305345786350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85056376283848650.post-55430024209394764002007-09-27T21:48:00.000-06:002007-09-27T21:48:00.000-06:00The pilots and flight crew chose to ignore the sof...<I>The pilots and flight crew chose to ignore the software and take the matter of measuring fuel into their own hands.</I><BR/><BR/>It's not the pilots' choice as to how that situation was handled. The procedure would be specified in an approved document called a Minimum Equipment List, and the pilots and engineers have to follow it. The procedure included manually checking the fuel level in the tanks. The mistake occurred when the engineer used the wrong conversion factor. Don't see how that has anything to do with software.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85056376283848650.post-54550935626967663172007-09-27T14:34:00.000-06:002007-09-27T14:34:00.000-06:00it is impossible to test every combination of circ...<I>it is impossible to test every combination of circumstances that could happen in the field</I><BR/> - How many tests would it take to test every combination of circumstances that could happen in the field?<BR/>(hint, computers can't count that high and there wouldn't be enough time to complete the tests before the technology being tested was obsolete)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744611342243697103noreply@blogger.com