"The conscious King Air pilots deliberately kept Emergency Autoland engaged because of difficult weather, mountainous terrain, icing and uncertainty about the pressure loss."
The operator explains that instrument meteorological conditions, mountainous terrain, active icing and the unknown cause of depressurization influenced the crew's decision. The pilots consciously retained an automatically activated safety system to avoid introducing further variables during the emergency. This directly supports the chapter's contrast between automated execution and human judgment in complex environments.
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