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Probably to a similar extent as airliners these days, though without the pilot actually sitting in it. They can take off and land themselves, though they still
by jlgreco 13y ago
Probably to a similar extent as airliners these days, though without the pilot actually sitting in it. They can take off and land themselves, though they still have a human sitting around (probably reading a paperback most of the time.)
- thedrbrian 13y agoAre we talking drones or passenger aircraft? Passenger aircraft definitely don't auto takeoff and don't really use auto land. See http://www.boston.com/community/blogs/askthepilot/2013/03/the_five_most_annoying_myths_a.html http://www.boston.com/community/blogs/askthepilot/2013/03/th... and http://www.askthepilot.com/cockpit-claptrap/ http://www.askthepilot.com/cockpit-claptrap/
- jlgreco 13y agoAutolandings may or may not be common in airliners, but my understanding of drones is that "The pilots are flying the plane through the automation" is in strong effect.