>>Have you ever flown or do you know any pilots? These systems are not fool-proofed and the last thing you would want is a connectivity issue when trying to take over remotely.<<
1) I have nearly 3 million Frequent Flyer Miles (over 3 million if I add smaller carriers)
2) It doesn’t undermine my statement. I said the pilot is a redundant failsafe mechanism.
If we wanted to, we could make vehicles where no one would ever die from a car crash. We have collectively decided it is too expensive and chosen different risk/reward point.
The same is true for pilots. We have chosen a particular risk/reward model that says we want to pay the expense of a pilot just in case.
But the pilot is not necessary for 99.9999% of all flights. You can argue the .0001 if you want — I won’t disagree, since that isn’t my point.
I have absolutely no opinion on this topic——but I read this article several times and found it VERY interesting.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-flight-447-crash
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This doesn't qualify you on the subject any more than Hillary's term as First Lady qualifies her for the presidency. If you haven't been in the cockpit or talked with actual pilots, you don't know what you're talking about.
2) It doesn’t undermine my statement. I said the pilot is a redundant failsafe mechanism.
Actually, it does undermine your statement perfectly. Flying a plane is more than "Hey, Siri! Take me to Cincinnati."