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This is a poor excuse. Pilots are required to keep a certain number of hours logged in simulators. The simulations are always abnormal flight situations. So
by kjaftaedi 5y ago
This is a poor excuse.
Pilots are required to keep a certain number of hours logged in simulators. The simulations are always abnormal flight situations.
So the only argument here would be that the number of simulator hours required is too low. In the context of this discussion, this idea should be mostly irrelevant.
- ghoward 5y agoIt's not. The FAA puts a lot of emphasis on understanding the psychology of flying, especially in emergencies. In their eyes, while pilots have responsibility, that responsibility should never go beyond actual human capabilities. A big capability that is relevant to this discussion is task saturation. With planes as complex and big as they are, it is easy for pilots to be task saturated even during normal flight. Taking a pilot out of the cockpit would make that even worse.