It could change the plane's path just enough to destroy the pilot's chance of a safe landing.
VOA: special.2010.07.07
With her seat safe on plane to Germany, Dobriskey, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, is looking forward to competing at the highest level again.
Every item that is part of an airplane, down to its nuts and bolts, must be certified as safe before the FAA approves that type of plane as safe for flight.
As the battery explosions earlier this month demonstrate, the idea that these computerized controls would make the lithium-ion batteries safe for a plane flying 40, 000 feet above sea level filled with passengers is inadequate.