Originally Posted by
Lookleft
How many times do we have to put up with tech nerds getting all excited about the impending demise of the pilot. There is one simple reality. There is no current airliner in the advanced design stage that does not have two pilots in the front. If Boeing thought they were going to get a quantum leap in the market place they would not have persisted with a 50 year old design but gone the pilotless aircraft path.
I am a tech nerd
but I understand the limitations within any field. Even in cutting edge areas where significant progress has been made, we must be cautious. When I fly to the Philippines and Hong Kong (or anywhere, for that matter) as a passenger I want two competent pilots flying