Will computers replace pilots?

seagull said:
Did you read the article? I disagree, at least for common carriage.
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I've flown a very large unmanned aircraft out of a 121 served international airport. The technology exists to remove a pilot from the cockpit and replace them with a bank of computers.

Any transport category aircraft built in the last 40 years can easily be modified to accept commands from the ground.

It will happen.
 
esa17 said:
I've flown a very large unmanned aircraft out of a 121 served international airport. The technology exists to remove a pilot from the cockpit and replace them with a bank of computers.

Any transport category aircraft built in the last 40 years can easily be modified to accept commands from the ground.

It will happen.
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Doesn't change anything, datacom issues alone would make that not probable for public transport.
 
I think you missed the point. The entire concept that underlies the ideas that promote the concept are based on flawed assumptions.
 
The premise is only flawed if you have a superficial understand of the topic.

I don't, I have years of training as both a manned and unmanned pilot & mechanic. The tech is available and reliable. At this point the only barrier to entry is cost.

Articles like these have to be taken with a grain of salt. Just because I'm a pilot or stayed at a holiday inn doesn't mean I know anything about blimp safety. Watching the Hindenburg video only marginally increases my knowledge base.

Most folks who wade into the UAS debates find themselves in the same boat with Kevlar blinders on.
 
No one will argue for a pilotless passenger plane in the next 30 years.

And yes, you would. Look how many people go out of their way to save $20 on an airfare. The instant the lawyers and accountants can justify kicking a pilot out of the plane it will happen.

The locomotive is a flash in the pan.
The horseless carriage is a passing fad.
Electricity in the home isn't what the people want.
The telephone will never catch on.
 
You miss the point on the article entirely as the premise is based on not understanding the problem. This is an industry driven by data rates.
 
Repeat it loudly enough and often enough, and people will start believing it, regardless of whether it's true.
 
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