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Maybe ditch the pilots. Autopilots can taxi, take off, cruise, respond to tower instructions, land. And aren't (as) affected by fume events. Why put a weak lin
by JoeAltmaier 1y ago
Maybe ditch the pilots. Autopilots can taxi, take off, cruise, respond to tower instructions, land. And aren't (as) affected by fume events.
Why put a weak link in the safety chain? Humans are so very fallible.
Arguably more so than an autopilot.
- abid786 1y agoAutopilots don't do any of those things without human in the loop
- apples_oranges 1y agoI think there are auto land systems.. at least in smaller planes there’s even a button for it.
- therockspush 1y agohttps://jonbeckett.substack.com/p/ils-cat-i-cat-ii-and-cat-iii-what https://jonbeckett.substack.com/p/ils-cat-i-cat-ii-and-cat-i... Real auto land, CAT iii, is what you're thinking of and it requires specific things that most airports and planes don't have equipped
- cosmicgadget 1y agoAutopilots largely rely on the normal function of the rest of the aircraft systems.