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He may be right for the state of what has actually been wired up in today’s cockpits, but conceptually I don’t see why you couldn’t fully automate a plane. Goo
by CaptainZapp 8y ago
He may be right for the state of what has actually been wired up in today’s cockpits, but conceptually I don’t see why you couldn’t fully automate a plane.
Good luck finding paying customers to board such a plane.
- cm2187 8y agoThey will probably have lower operating costs. That will be a reason. And when they demonstrated their reliability over time people will stop thinking about it. Pilot error is still the number 1 cause of plane crashes.
- ddalex 8y agoI dunno, I'd trust automation from Airbus more than a low-payed over-worked low trained pilot from a low cost no-non European carrier.
- CaptainZapp 8y agoAfter Boing's major fuck up I'm not sure that this comment will age well.