Post subject: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:30 pm
Ferocious Aardvark
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Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:49 pm
Rock God X
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Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:10 pm
Ferocious Aardvark
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Rock God X wrote:Luddite.
Not a bit, I'm all in favour of them building it, I just can't see me getting on. And I think they have enough potential for smashing themselves up anyway without Luddite input
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Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:10 pm
El Barbudo
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Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
I've been on a plane where the pilot told us that the landing was going to be completely automatic, and that was some years ago. It was a flawless landing, you could hardly feeel the touchdown.
However, I don't understand the need for remote control piloting, as it still requires a pilot even if (s)he's not on the plane.
Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Successful first test of a remote-controlled passenger plane - (albeit they did for the purposes of the test have a pilot on board who did the take off and landing)
Now I'm a big fan of technology, but would I take a remotely controlled flight to somewhere? Hmmm. I'm thnking not.
I've been on a plane where the pilot told us that the landing was going to be completely automatic, and that was some years ago. It was a flawless landing, you could hardly feeel the touchdown.
However, I don't understand the need for remote control piloting, as it still requires a pilot even if (s)he's not on the plane.
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Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:11 pm
JerryChicken
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Probably not, there's a reason that they have a pilot and another reason why they have another pilot - to go from that situation to no pilots seems a bit of a chance - I bet Ryanair are one of the first to go for it though.
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Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:20 pm
El Barbudo
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JerryChicken wrote:Probably not, there's a reason that they have a pilot and another reason why they have another pilot - to go from that situation to no pilots seems a bit of a chance - I bet Ryanair are one of the first to go for it though.
Watch out for the "Pilot fee", a non-optional extra.
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Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:16 pm
rover49
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Not a chance on this planet I would get on a plane without a pilot. I am a bowl of jelly when I go on one WITH two pilots.
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Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:56 pm
WIZEB
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rover49 wrote:Not a chance on this planet I would get on a plane without a pilot. I am a bowl of jelly when I go on one WITH two pilots.
I arent the best in the world with flying either. I have never been remotely sober in all the years I've flown and I will not be changing that policy in the near future.
Post subject: Re: Would you board a plane without a pilot?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:44 pm
rover49
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WIZEB wrote:I arent the best in the world with flying either. I have never been remotely sober in all the years I've flown and I will not be changing that policy in the near future.
My first ever experience $hit me up for life, it was RAF and we heard a loud screaming noise from an engine and 'Biggles' up front calmly announced a 'bird strike', I left a pile of something on the seat that probably resembled the bird that hit the engine.
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