This eye-opening report from Boeing scarily documents examples of laptops interrupting autopilotcontrol, forcing aircraft to make turns and other portentous behavior.
"The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft's autopilot system using the (Flight Management System) or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot, " the FAA said.
No word just yet on when our next whip will sport a few extra senses, but rather than make things easier on us to control, why not jump straight to autopilot?