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1 - “Brace for Impact”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2022

Anne McLaughlin
Anne McLaughlin
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University
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The opening drops the reader into the story of Captain "Sully" Sullenberger and Co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles as they take off on their fateful flight in February of 2009. What is likely a familiar story is given new life via quotes from the flight recordings interspersed with a vivid retelling of the scene and their lightning-fast decisions. The first section ends with a cliffhanger: Captain Sully’s famous words: “Brace for impact.” The remainder of the chapter is a journey through vivid examples of technology paired with human stories: from the effects on aviation safety after terrain detectors were mandated to the unexpected tragedies when the detectors "cried wolf" too often.

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automationbad applesMiracle on the Hudsonfalse alarms
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All Too Human
Understanding and Improving our Relationships with Technology
 , pp. 7 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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