Ameriflight/Merlin

[AA34]

Quote that stuck out the most:

"Today, a pilot might come to us with a thousand hours of flight experience," Chase said. "With the processes that Merlin uses to certify its technology, we're putting the equivalent of much more experience into the cockpit on Day One. You don't have this learning curve that pilots need to go through, and that lowers the overall risk profile to the airline. That's a win for our pilots, our customers, and our company."

Merlin Labs Partners With Ameriflight on Autonomous Flight Solutions

/PRNewswire/ -- Merlin Labs has reached an agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo airline's fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous flight capability....

www.prnewswire.com

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Yeah, we’ll be replaced soon. Probably in my lifetime.

 

[Pilot Fighter]

Yeah, we’ll be replaced soon. Probably in my lifetime.

Trust the automation.

 

[DE727UPS]

Wait. If this happens where are the UPS interns that were promised a time building job prior to getting hired going to go?

 

[Boris Badenov]

Wait. If this happens where are the UPS interns that were promised a time building job prior to getting hired going to go?

NURPs? Hey, congrats, you're a Captain, now sit at this desk for the next 72 hours and make sure you don't fall asleep.

 

[ppragman]

This is a lot bigger deal than most people seem to be making it out to be…

 

[Soku39]

This is a lot bigger deal than most people seem to be making it out to be…

Robot FOs sooner than later.

 

[ppragman]

Robot FOs sooner than later.

absolutely, and if it works for amflight you bet your ass it’s coming to an RJ near you.

 

[ahw01]

Trust the automation.

The missile knows where it is...

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

absolutely, and if it works for amflight you bet your ass it’s coming to an RJ near you.

Pilot shortage solved. I’m just glad that the aviation industry still runs mostly on tech from the late 70s. We have some time due to that aspect alone.

 

[ahw01]

Pilot shortage solved. I’m just glad that the aviation industry still runs mostly on tech from the late 70s. We have some time due to that aspect alone.

COBOL FTW! If you’re an expert in COBOL, you’re suddenly in high demand (dallasnews.com)

 

[tcco94]

This is a lot bigger deal than most people seem to be making it out to be…

What should we be doing, panicking? Everyone in almost every job is replaceable by robots. When the new world order arrives how about we deal with it then instead of accelerating our receding hairlines about whatif-isms.

I'm still more worried about medicaling out of this industry at any moment for something you can't control, than being kicked out due to robots.

 

[Richman]

Is this before or after the 5G rollout makes the radar altimeters go haywire?

 

[Skåning]

The missile knows where it is...

...because it knows where it isnt

 

[Plata]

absolutely, and if it works for amflight you bet your ass it’s coming to an RJ near you.

The robot will be a failure if its functions don’t include saying “meow” and whispering “Let’s go Brandon” on guard.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

...because it knows where it isnt

Okay now, Sun Tzu!

 

[GypsyPilot]

I test drove a Tesla Model 3 last weekend. Awesome car, I really enjoyed it. It also came worth FSD (Full Self Driving) Beta.

The FSD mode was interesting, but it’s absolutely impossible to trust it. It’s like the absolute worst newbie teenage driver with ADD.

The 767 VNAV also does some weird crap sometimes. It has to be babysat.

More than ever, I’m 100% not worried about being replaced anytime soon. Anyone who thinks we’re being replaced soon is very naive about the state of autonomous technology IMO.

 

[fholbert]

I can see a single pilot large air carrier type aircraft In the near future. No different than going in from 3 to 2 on the flight deck, it happened quickly. Passengers, not technology, will prevent pilotless 121/135 aircraft in the near future but it’s only a matter of time.

I can see ATC becoming automated starting with enroute.

 

[Crockrocket94]

When Buses and Trucks become automated 100 Percent, then Ill start worrying about the flying...

 

[GypsyPilot]

I can see a single pilot large air carrier type aircraft In the near future. No different than going in from 3 to 2 on the flight deck, it happened quickly. Passengers, not technology, will prevent pilotless 121/135 aircraft in the near future but it’s only a matter of time.

I can see ATC becoming automated starting with enroute.

Sorry, but if you really think it’s “No different than going in from 3 to 2 on the flight deck, it happened quickly”, you aren’t very familiar with airline ops at all.