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[–] 19971056? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Ok....pilot Anon here. Before every flight we do a walk around, we check the entire acft. Flight control surfaces, structure, and airframe. Pitot tube, props engine, oil level fuel level and check fuel for water and or debris. There is also a check list for prestart, after start, such as magnetos, etc. There is a lot going on during this time. And also before takeoff we do a run up of the engines, each type acft has its own procedures, and we run through a checkup of flight controls. A good pilot does his checklists EVERYTIME! If anything is getting by it maybe because the pilot is

  1. In a hurry

  2. Not doing his/her checks.

There are also emergency procedures which you are trained for. Stall recovery, engine out, low speed manevours. In the event you have a problem with autopilot, pull the breaker and declare emergency and use backup nav equipment. Most newer acft have glass cockpits. Like this. I trained on the old style but I have also flown these. Much perfer the old style. But thats just a personel preference.

http://www.sierracharlieaviation.com/sites/default/files/IMG_0561.JPG

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[–] 19971421? ago 

But you aren't looking behind every panel to check every inch of the data wiring are you? A CANbus hack could be clipped on anywhere.

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[–] 19971510? ago 

https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000ZPnubKzeoX4/fit=1000x750/MG-8464.jpg

See the autopilot breaker in the bottom left? Pull it. Squak 7700.

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[–] 19971201? [S] ago 

So the question is, why would DHS warn about this?

https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/alerts/ics-alert-19-211-01

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[–] 19971458? ago 

Because some smaller acft are commercial. They carry passangers,etc. And....if you look at this:

http://www.sierracharlieaviation.com/sites/default/files/IMG_0561.JPG

You can see. A great many pilots are buying newer models and they ALL have glass cockpits. But its not like the "Heavy's" which use a MCAS computer. A lot of pilots are however installing garmin equipment in their older birds also trying to take advantage of sat. Gps. The garmin ties into the autopilot which governs flight controls ONLY, not power aka throttle. People are getting lazy and letting the tech do the flying. To override, Note, pull the breaker and fly manually and you can control the acft. Remember on gen. Aviation there is no MCAS.

Use to be we used radio signals to navagate....aka VOR.

VHF omnidirectional range

Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range is a type of short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine their position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons. It uses frequencies in the very high frequency band from 108.00 to 117.95 MHz. Developed in the United States beginning in 1937 and deployed by 1946, VOR is the standard air navigational system in the world, used by both commercial and general aviation. By 2000 there were about 3,000 VOR stations around the world including 1,033 in the US, reduced to 967 by 2013 with more stations being decommissioned with the widespread adoption of GPS.Wikipedia

If you are interested

https://m.wikihow.com/Navigate-Using-a-VOR

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[–] 19970108? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

has nothing to do with it, have you found one small plane crash that has evidence of tampering? most planes are so old they dont have jack for hackable systems. the others have very minimal, and the remaining are mostly physically secured that have any systems of risk.

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[–] 19971069? ago 

Not on general aviation acft.

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[–] 19971129? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Don't stop believing - that electronics don't have back doors ...

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[–] 19971024? [S] ago 

Interesting.