Joseph Lazio <jlazio@adams.patriot.net> wrote:
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> We got back to the gate, where we sat. I never saw a mechanic come
> out to the plane, but after a short while we started moving to the
> runway again. The pilot announced, "Well, folks, these planes are
> essentially flown by computer, so we had to do a bit of reprogramming,
> but everything looks good now, and we're going to try again." (I
> think to myself, Oh, o.k., you've had to reboot the plane.)
I'm not sure about this particular case, but about two months ago I was on a plane that had some malfunction, and the pilot actually said "We're going to reboot the plane." I was about to shout, "Wait! We haven't closed the windows yet!" but I hesitated just a moment too long.