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Cessna Caravans are basically free as far as military aircraft, and for missions like fetching food or fuel, you can take some risks. I am no pilot but the stri
by ethagknight 3y ago
Cessna Caravans are basically free as far as military aircraft, and for missions like fetching food or fuel, you can take some risks. I am no pilot but the stringent MELs and deciphering NOTAM risk can be relaxed or better controlled as these autonomous cargo systems get real world reps in. Also, simply holding up 100 or so fully loaded caravans, waiting for a break in the weather to dispatch, seems easy to envision! 5 remote pilots overseeing a few takeoffs at a time vs 100 pilots idling to begin their round trip journey
- engineer_22 3y agoInexpensive they may be, but a hazard to other aircraft or bystanders we don't need. All safety standards must be adhered to.
- alistairSH 3y agoand for missions like fetching food or fuel, you can take some risks When flying through congested California airspace? A Cessna Caravan just crashed at my local airpot. If there wasn't a pilot on board flying, would it have been able to successfully ditch on an empty stretch of road with no injuries (and barely any damage to the plane)? Would a remote pilot have been able to do the same? An AI pilot? I have my doubts about the latter.