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[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I'm pretty sure they are for safety critical controls, such as in an aircraft cockpit. In the automotive world, we like to keep it jazzy and smooth, like my romantic life.

[-] Haywire@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

They aren't. Light ircraft now use touchscreens that you are supposed to use while bouncing around. They had a knob for a while but then it seemed touchscreens took over. With the knob you still had to look, it at least you didn't have to aim at a bouncing spot on the screen.

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh wow, you guys get the cool stuff too? That must add some much need spice to the humdrum activity of controlling a potentially lethal machine.

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