'The Complicated Relationship Between Man And Machine' | Mayday: Science of Disaster

When pilots climb into the cockpit of a modern jetliner, they are putting their trust in an automated computer system that controls virtually every aspect of flight. It’s a complicated relationship between man and machine – and when it doesn’t work perfectly, disaster can strike in an instant.

From Season 1 Episode 3 "Who's Flying The Plane?": Featuring gripping reenactments, archival footage, and eyewitness accounts, Who’s Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters that resulted from problems with autopilots and computerized systems.

Welcome to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster YouTube Channel.

Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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