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Pilots don't share control of an aircraft; the copilot may help with some tasks, but unless the captain relinquishes control of the yoke (etc.) he's flying it.
by greedo 9y ago
Pilots don't share control of an aircraft; the copilot may help with some tasks, but unless the captain relinquishes control of the yoke (etc.) he's flying it. So you'd still have issues where a cars "pilot" gets distracted, or makes a poor decision.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoIt's even more complex - there's the temporary designation "pilot flying" and "pilot not flying", with a handover protocol and whatnot: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5078/how-is-aircraft-control-positively-transferred-between-pilot-flying-and-pilot-no https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5078/how-is-air...