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The three-lamp triangle system is clever and reminds me of the Eye Reference Indicator in an aircraft cockpit. You adjust your seat so that the three balls are aligned in a specified way. [1]

This is important in providing the correct visual reference out the window, as that in turn affects the pilot's perspective of other external cues.

[1] https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/are-you-properly-seated/

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So... seat position memory has been a thing in cars for many years now.

Given the importance of eye position, the standardization of Airbus cockpits, the near-universal use of EFBs and Airbus's penchant for automating absolutely everything... I'm kind of surprised that a reference seat position for each pilot isn't measured when pilots go in for sim time, saved in each pilot's EFB and then automatically applied when they sit down.

Airlines are always looking for ways to reduce ground time, and it seems like that would be an easy way to save a minute at every turn.

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