Originally Posted by
Senior Skipper
I'll admit that I've only read about it in articles written by members of the aviation community, but even if these guys are indeed ready (and I'm sure that some are), accidents will happen. Somebody's aim can be off. Now you've got a bullet (or multiple bullets) lodged somewhere that's causing all sorts of red lights in the cockpit.
That's where the department of redundancy department comes in handy in aircraft design.
I'd rather knock out power to one of the two coffee makers and the lav lights than lose control of the flight deck. You have much to learn about aircraft design young grasshopper.