Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Legacy systems are typically reliable, but inflexible.

2. U.S. and European pilots are now trained to follow Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) instructions even if they conflict with instructions from an air traffic controller.

3. Redundancy and self-checking are often present in safety-critical systems.


1. T
2. T
3. T

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