Originally Posted by
Luke_2
In 15-20 years probably, but now just see what the total fiasco with the 737 Max, and Airbuses crash during this decade.
Add to this possible hacking of the plane. A good reason not to trust (yet) the computers too much.
The 737 MAX fiasco is because MCAS needed to be introduced because pilots are in the co-pit - in automated flight (autopilot) MCAS is not required.
Airbus crashes in the last decade? nothing really stands out there that pilots would have saved the day.
It is far easier to protect against hacking/hijacking an aircraft without a cockpit. If a ground base change to flight plan was required it can have a delay and report mode - the main flight data with allowable deviations could be a number of hardware drives placed on the aircraft in a number of locations externally by ground staff for the days planned flights.