re: reliability of information... The same can be said for pilots sitting in the cockpit (see Air France 447). In some ways, having the pilots outside the plan

re: reliability of information... The same can be said for pilots sitting in the cockpit (see Air France 447). In some ways, having the pilots outside the plane would be an advantage in an emergency. It's much easier to trust the gauges (which is almost always the right thing to do) when you aren't experiencing any of the physical sensations in the cockpit. There have been countless cases where pilots trust their own sense of up/down/left/right (in zero visibility conditions), and ignored the relevant cockpit indicators, to disastrous result...