I thought the co-pilot was in case the pilot had a heart attack..someone has to land the plane..
BTW.how close is the USN to having an automatic landing system for carriers? I've heard it was almos ready..
The Navy has many successful onboard landings of the MQ-8 Firescout unmanned helicopter. They are also experimenting with the X-47B, an unmanned attack aircraft. It is common, unspoken, knowledge that those currently being trained as military aircrew will be the last ones. Americans, in their Obama fog, now demand that if war happens there be no American casualties. At the moment Obama is slashing the Navy. See Navy Times for details. He wants the US to lose the next war because he hates America. We’ll see.