Yearly reminder that the most likely explanation for Flight 93's crash in a totally remote area is that the FAA has a kill switch on planes that like 2 dozen people know about.
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Replying to @upstatefederlst
You know why this is insanely unlikely, right?
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon
Less unlikely than fighter jets nobody saw or a bunch of non-pilots managing to crash a plane nowhere near houses on this map?pic.twitter.com/WYuRLx0RlP
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Replying to @upstatefederlst
Here's what would have to happen to have a kill switch in aircraft: Team would have to code it Team would have to test that it works Execs at aircraft manufacturers would have to know about the requirement so they can tell project planners to allocate time to putting it in 1/
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @upstatefederlst
People in the government would need to know about this requirement and have some way of certifying that it was met When those people quit or retired, they'd have to pass this knowledge on to successors Routine maintenance would have to check that the kill switch is working 2/
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @upstatefederlst
Any changes to other parts of the software and hardware would have to do regression tests that included making sure the kill switch still works Anyone who happens upon the kill switch and disables it as a massive aircraft destroying bug would have to be informed and told 3/
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Etc. It's impossible for there to be a kill switch that "a dozen people know about"
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