<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5848" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a long history of deadly situations
involving the Airbus and its fly-by-wire systems. Back in the late '80s early
'90s Perry Morrison and Tom Forester were documenting lots of computer failures
resulting human injury or death. They argued that computers should not be put in
charge of complex situations wherein an error could result
in disaster.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=anderson.stuart.l@edumail.vic.gov.au
href="mailto:anderson.stuart.l@edumail.vic.gov.au">Anderson, Stuart L</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 03, 2009 9:58
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 IT Apps] Will
Increasing Automation Make Jets Less Safe?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><PRE><FONT face=Arial>A creepy article to lead into U4O2</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Will Increasing Automation Make Jets Less Safe?</STRONG></FONT></PRE><PRE class=spAutorenzeile><FONT face=Arial>By Gerald Traufetter</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Computers on board aircraft have made flying safer, but when they encounter errors they can create turmoil. Engineers are pressing ahead with the automation of aircraft, but pilots warn that efforts to computerize jets are going too far and that diminished human control could create dangerous situations.</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Full article </FONT><A href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,639298,00.html"><FONT face=Arial>http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,639298,00.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext> </PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>- Stuart Anderson</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Kambr!
ya College</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </PRE><FONT
color=#000000>
<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>
<!--
OAS_RICH('Middle2');
// -->
</SCRIPT>
</FONT>
<P></P>
<P><B>Important - </B>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If
received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or
using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss,
damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not,
resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our
liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any
representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and
not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development.</P>_______________________________________________ <BR><A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au </A>- FAQ,
resources, subscribe, unsubscribe <BR>IT Applications Mailing List kindly
supported by <BR><A
href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html ">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/infotechindex.html
</A>- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and <BR><A
href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au </A>- VITTA Victorian
Information Technology Teachers Association Inc</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>