CNN The Situation Room March 28, 2014 21:51:00
Have saved that plane. >> if they determined this was a problem and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and co-pilot and they couldn't, then if that system were in place, it seems as though the ground controller could then have landed this aircraft. >> reporter: right now autopilot systems are manually switched is on and off only at the discretion of the pilots in the air. autopilot cannot land or take off. it could present a new problem. this system wouldn't be hack proof. >> this wouldn't be hack proof, so terrorists might be able to get into this data stream and force the plane to lan...
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