article_snippet: With The Purser feet on the flight deck roof, The Purser reached down and attempted to disengage the autopilot by pulling back on The Purser side-stick;
article_snippet: the flight recommends that ways of minimising pilot boredom during less busy periods of the flight should be examined.
article_snippet: Changes to the design of the cabin to prevent a similar incident were not required, but the report recommends that strengthening rules regarding wearing seatbelts could mitigate 'future in-flight upsets'.
article_snippet: While at the aircraft heart a similar incident was caused by the simple and unthinking act of placing a loose article close to the aircraft controls, there are broader lessons to learn here. '
article_snippet: Modern technology may be capable of reducing crew workload to historic lows and aircraft can now protect themselves as never before, but the requirement for crews to understand and interact with the aircraft and Modern technology systems when things deviate from the norm remains and challenging as ever.'
article_snippet: An RAF spokesman said: ‘The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance to our. 'a similar incident was caused by a camera becoming lodged between the arm rest and side-stick causing the aircraft to lose height, RAF is in the process of implementing the recommendations made by the Service Inquiry including instructions to ensure no objects are placed between pilots’ arm rests and the side stick’.
highlights_snippet: Report recommends ways of managing pilots' boredom are investigated .
  