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Old 4th Oct 2021, 15:56
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FMS82
 
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I've never seen a thread where people are barking up the wrong tree so much. Every second post is ranting about single pilot operations (and lack of redundancy) or even full autonomous flight. That's not what this is about at all.

This is single pilot during cruise. I'll break it down: there's two or more pilots on board. During cruise, the operation of the ship is overseen by one. Take off and landing are still performed by two people.

What will also happen: ​​​​​​Take off and landing will be increasingly automated, and with an aircraft like the a350, it's actually improving safety to remove the pilots from the loop and have them perform a purely supervisory role. Less manual flying, full blown erosion of flying skills - it's coming... Children of the magenta line was great teaching for 80's and 90's tech like those first glass cockpits (767, 757, 744, A320/30/40) with insanely unreliable and limited technology.
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