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Comment by rgmerk

3 years ago

Fair points.

But I reckon single pilot operation with emergency autoland will happen. The tech already exists for general aviation.

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nradov  3 years ago

Maybe for cargo. But there's zero chance that single pilot operation will be allowed for airliners. The workload for managing emergencies is too high for a single pilot, even with extensive automation.

  • Dylan16807  3 years ago

    You don't think extensive automation could cut the workload in half?

    • nradov  3 years ago

      Not for major emergencies. It's impossible to build automation if you can't anticipate all of the possible failure modes.