[Roadrunner383]

Technology already makes it possible for planes to takeoff and land by themselves. In the future there will just be a pilot and a dog in the cockpit. The dog’s job will be to bite the pilot if he touches anything.

[DuncanWaring]

.... and land by themselves.

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“Cat III Autoland”.

Incredibly expensive, and available only on certain airplanes and at certain airports.

[NorthMountain]

That joke was mildly amusing 40 years ago ...

[Flick Lives]

Technology already makes it possible for planes to takeoff and land by themselves. In the future there will just be a pilot and a dog in the cockpit. The dog’s job will be to bite the pilot if he touches anything.

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That was the early concept of the manned spaceflight program. However astronauts protested being nothing more than “spam in a can”. Good thing too, as flights which move outside the expected boundaries, like Apollo 13, require the instant adaptability of humans.

[Maine Mariner]

LOL! :)

I would have thought the purpose of the dog would be to bark and wake the pilot up if any red lights came on and started blinking!

[Right_Wing_Madman]

In the future there will just be a pilot and a dog in the cockpit. The dog’s job will be to bite the pilot if he touches anything.

Ultimately, the airlines want one pilot and no flight attendants. Labor is expensive, dogs are cheap. Dogs will work only for food.