Re:An emergency landing system that small aircraft passenger...
by sansnomme on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:29PM
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If AI can be cheaper than human pilots, then the cost savings can easily be thrown into massive parachutes for cabins like those in smaller private planes. That, or solid state emergency landing thrusters.
Truthfully, Sully's incident represents the peak of human ingenuity, and I concede that it will take us decades if not centuries to reach a level of automation that can match that. But an autopilot that can react appropriately to 99.999..% of cases? I think it could already exist. Certainly, if dual engine loss is on roadmap, proper software could be developed to ensure the best possible scenario. I think that it's never been a consideration for the industry because these incidents are so rare, and also because that effort is better spent in trying to build more reliable engines. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and all that.