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Touchy Touchscreens

A 2021 incident prompted the Dutch Safety Board’s new cautions about takeoff risks linked to erroneous data entry.

by Linda Werfelman | October 12, 2023

Citing an Embraer 195 takeoff that was based on erroneous takeoff data, the Dutch Safety Board says operators should be more aware of touchscreen entry issues, including the “fat finger problem,” that can complicate data entry.

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