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The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

2023/3/31
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Tim Harford: 本集讲述了一起因空中交通管制员错误操作和系统故障导致的飞机相撞事故。事故中，由于空中交通管制员和飞机上的TCAS系统发出的指令相互矛盾，导致飞行员做出错误的决定，最终酿成惨剧。事故调查揭示了人为失误、系统缺陷以及工作流程中的不足。此外，本集还探讨了事故责任认定、受害者家属的复仇行为以及社会对此事件的反应。 Peter Nielsen: 作为苏黎世空中交通管制员，Peter Nielsen因工作中疏忽和系统故障导致一起致命的飞机相撞事故。事故发生后，Nielsen承受着巨大的心理压力和社会谴责。 Vitaly Koloyev: 作为事故受害者家属，Vitaly Koloyev因失去妻子和孩子而悲痛欲绝。他最终对导致事故发生的空中交通管制员Peter Nielsen实施了报复行为，并因此被捕入狱。

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This chapter explores the confusion between air traffic controllers and TCAS during a near-collision between two planes, highlighting the importance of clear protocols for pilots.

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Air traffic controllers are meant to stop aircrafts from flying into one another... and if they fail, computer systems are installed to warn pilots of a coming collision. But sometimes these humans and computers give conflicting and confusing advice. Who to believe?

When a cargo plane and a Russian airliner collided in just such a situation, the authorities scrambled to work out how to prevent a repeat of the disaster... but a grieving father decided to seek revenge on those he held responsible. 

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