Something to be concerned about?

PositionAndHold said:
It's "worked" in corporate. I may be wrong and probably am, but is there a part 25 single pilot corporate jet? I think all the single pilot jets are part 23 (again don't have time to google foo it). I've never understood an owner who wants a twin engine jet with all its redundant systems who doesn't balk at having a single pilot.
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There are many Citations flying around with a single pilot that were certified part 25 (although some of them are on LOAs, so not necessarily the original type certification). Also, I agree with your statement.
 
Cptnchia said:
It amazes me that there are actually pilots championing the outsourcing of their livelihoods. SMH. I'm sure it's gonna happen eventually. However, until there is autonomous driving cars in widespread, mandatory use, you won't see airplanes doing it. Thank God I only got 15 more years left. After that, you won't catch me on a commercial flight ever.
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"This new-fangled safety enhancing technology is ridiculous - I'll never fly on an airplane that doesn't have a navigator or flight engineer!" Same argument you are giving. I've heard people say the same thing about fly-by-wire systems too.

I predict that accidents will actually go down with single pilot airliners when automation and super easy and intuitive systems advance enough to "replace" first officers. Not only that, I suspect that with the growth in air travel to emerging markets there will actually be more and not fewer pilot jobs out there. There's a very cool book that touches on historical trends in automation by Greg Mindel called "Our Robots Ourselves," you should check it out.
 
ppragman said:
"This new-fangled safety enhancing technology is ridiculous - I'll never fly on an airplane that doesn't have a navigator or flight engineer!" Same argument you are giving. I've heard people say the same thing about fly-by-wire systems too.
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I don't know that that flight engineer argument ever occurred in the same respect. DC9s and 737s were designed decades ago and had 2 pilots. Just like engines crossing the pond, 3-1 is not the same as 2-1, redundancy wise.
 
If the railroad industry is anything to go by, we certainly have the technology to have driverless trains, as seen at most airports, yet real trains still have drivers

It seems to me it's so much more necessary to have pilots in a plane than drivers in trains and so pilots are here to stay for a little while longer.
 
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