Comment by dingaling
3 days ago
Even take-off doesn't really need a pilot; the production Lockheed TriStar airliner had full automation and on at least one occasion ( 25 May 1972 ) flew entirely from runway to runway, across the USA, without pilot intervention.
There's a little more information here if anyone else was curious;
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/l...