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by WalterBright 881 days ago
Dual inputs is there for redundancy in case of a jam in one of them, or in case one set of cables is cut. Everything is dual.

The reason pilots are there is to diagnose problems and take the right corrective action. This also means they can misdiagnose problems and take the wrong action. This is where pilot training comes in.