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		schoen on March 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit ... That's not impossible, but the pilots' limbs are already largely "spoken for" by other controls and tasks, so it would be a harsh tradeoff.

jamesrom on March 10, 2024 [–]

If other controls are being actively engaged by the pilot, the need for the button press would be delayed only until there's some continuous period of non-engagement.

bombcar on March 10, 2024 | [–]

Exactly - something like positive activation every minute of some control or another or it starts hooting.

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