Aaah I'm more familiar with the Airbus, with its Open Descent mode, which is probably what tripped up my memory. Should be all correct now - Admiral Cloudberg - Medium

I was at SFO on this day and I was not able to operate my flight due to the crash.

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Aaah I'm more familiar with the Airbus, with its Open Descent mode, which is probably what tripped up my memory. Should be all correct now

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