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pilot error

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(jargon)pilot error - (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like results.

E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed."

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Instead, the board attributed the crash of an American Airlines A300 in New York City mainly to pilot error.
Company Watch - Airbus by Airguide Online
Kramer maintains that pilot error caused the crash, so Southwest Airlines should be the responsible party.
Gate Crasher by Los Angeles Business Journal
The Limits of Expertise is a fresh look at the causes of pilot error and aviation accidents, arguing that accidents can be understood only in the context of how the overall aviation system operates.
The Limits of Expertise Looks at an Expert's Perspective at the ... by Business Wire
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