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Ultimately it is the job of the flight crew to control things regardless of systems failures. The flight envelope at cruise at high altitudes does not allow much room for any error. Autopilots are not as smart as the blokes in the front seats. Even a Pitot tube icing up can kill you unless you have smart pilots.
As for cosmic rays affecting three computers simultaneously. I find that hard to believe.
Why the Qantas flight did not end in disaster was due to very competent pilots.
Bert
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