FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for Reliable Robotics

Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by sokoloff on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:48AM (#24340354)

I don’t think that the same population who currently flies would be the ones who would fly pilotless planes from desks.

I’ve flow personally for 22 years. Other than simulator-based training, I have no interest in flying a flight simulator. Why do that when the real thing is available and so much more compelling as you describe? No way I’d fly from a desk either, but that doesn’t mean that someone else wouldn’t be happy to have that job.

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Re:FedEx feeder plane takes flight without pilot in test for... by bronco21016 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:45AM (#24342317)

Agreed, it’s not in the interest of my career. I was more just commenting about the GP’s thought that it might be more fun to get to only intervene for landing. Ten simulator landings will never outweigh one real landing, even if the price is butts in seats for 10 hours.

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