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Does anyone think that if we go to ground-control backup pilots, they'll be monitoring second-by-second as if they're actually flying, and able to save a situat
by supernova87a 6y ago
Does anyone think that if we go to ground-control backup pilots, they'll be monitoring second-by-second as if they're actually flying, and able to save a situation like US 1549? Or even other less dramatic urgent situations? At that point, why not keep them in the plane?
If you go to ground control monitoring -- the only point of it being that pilots could monitor multiple flights -- you are saying that the pilots are there to fix longer term issues (like flight planning, diversions), etc. Things that don't happen on a few second's timescale.
That might be acceptable on freight/cargo where losing a plane now and then is a risk you can deal with. Not with passengers.
I don't think anyone is willing to go that far.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoAre there any real cost-savings to pilotless planes though? You’d still have a cabin-crew, too.
- joakleaf 6y agoYou probably don’t need a crew for freight only flights.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoYou save the cost of the pilots, and the cockpit (which would reduce the aircraft price and weight significantly, and increase capacity).
- josefrichter 6y agoMight be hard to imagine for you now, but could be completely different story in a few years. Basically there’s no reason to believe people will be always more reliable than machines.
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