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Computer-Related Incidents with Commercial Aircraft
Keith Hill's Comments on Aspects of Mary Schiavo's Book "Flying Blind, Flying Safe"
Keith Hill dealt with the FAA for a number of years as a Boeing employee
and as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER). He was Chief
Engineer for embedded software for the Boeing 777 airplane, and was
ultimately responsible for embedded software for all Boeing airplanes.
He has contributed
some comments on aspects of ex-DOT executive
Mary Schiavo's 1997 book "
Flying Blind, Flying Safe" concerning
safety oversight of aviation in the USA. Keith brings his experience to bear
on some of Schiavo's positions.
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