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What Happened in the Cockpit

When Pilots Press On

The human decisions behind continuing a flight into worsening conditions, and why turning back is so hard

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Every pilot learns to turn back when the weather ahead gets worse. Yet some crews keep going, one small decision at a time; investigators call it plan continuation bias.

Cal Whitaker examines the human decisions behind continuing a flight into worsening conditions, and why turning back is so hard.

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