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If malaysian flight 370 was hijacked or if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the path, could that have saved the plane? >> if they determined it was a problem and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and the co-pilot and they couldn't, then if that system were in place, it seems as though the ground controller could then have handed this aircraft. >> right now auto pilot systems are manually switched on and off only at the discretion of the pilots in the air. and auto pilot cannot land or take off. this potential solution could also present a new problem. >> this would...