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To: MeganC

The automation will eliminate the need to have a pilot on the aircraft.


14 posted on 04/18/2017 1:42:07 PM PDT by wrench
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To: wrench

“The automation will eliminate the need to have a pilot on the aircraft.”

Commercial aircraft built since the mid-1980s have been able to take off, fly, and land without pilots. The pilots are there for back up in extreme emergencies (think Capt. Sully) and to reassure the passengers.


20 posted on 04/18/2017 2:22:20 PM PDT by riverdawg
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