Q1 - Automated flight technology can

[carly.applebaum]

i don't understand E. none of the answer choices really seem right. how does E follow from the stimulus?

[maryadkins]

We're looking to explain a paradox. How can automated flight technology both reliably guide a plane but also be susceptible to human error, even when it's working properly?

(A) is irrelevant. We're told that even when it functions correctly, it's not perfect.

(B) introduces an issue that isn't in the stimulus. We're concerned with why the technology is imperfect even though it's reliable in the aircraft that DO have it.

(C) is not what the stimulus is about. We're talking about when it is functioning properly.

(D) is out of scope.

(E) explains why it can reliably guide a plane but not be protection against human error. It's because it responds to what humans tell it to do.

Let me know if this is still unclear!

[mswang7]

We are trying to explain why despite automated flight navigation's high reliability, there can still be human error when functioning correctly.
My prephase is there is still some human element required to work the automated system

A. Out of scope - argument is only talking about even when functioning correctly
B. Smaller aircraft? Where did this come from? Out of scope
C. Hmm tempting since it discusses necessity for human intervention. Keep for now
D. Out of scope. The fact there are crashes not due to human error or malfunction does not help us explain why the system is not human proof
E. Bingo, this makes sense. If the system only follows human commands, it still requires human's to know what the right commands are.