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Twisell
on Aug 12, 2018
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Man Who Stole Plane Near Seattle Raises Troubling ...
I’m not sure having a remote control kill switch on an airplane is the kind of backdoor that improve security (if any backdoor can, which I’d doubt).
speedplane
on Aug 12, 2018
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The current "kill switch" technology for rouge airplanes is an F-18 with a few Sidewinders.
iforgotpassword
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Sounds a lot safer to me and sufficient as well.
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