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Couple of questions for you...
What happens when you have a medical emergency on board requiring diversion to the nearest airfield? Who do the Flight crew talk to to arrange this??
How long will it take to get a decision to divert??
Who is in a better position to assess the situation? The captain or F/O onboard who can see and assess the casualty or a Civillian empoloyee of Ambitious Arilines sitting at his desk in his nice warm cosy office who may not appreciate the level of the emergency?
In the case of a dire emergency where control is lost or severely restricted/limited, or engine, Hyd, airframe failure, severe loss of fuel, etc who would be in a better position to try and get the Aircraft, passengers and crew on the ground safely with minimal injury or loss of life being paramount in their actions. The qualified flight crew whose butts are on the line and are experiencing the danger first hand or the spotty youth who may be flying a big airliner, full of little pink bodies, via remote control, as if he were on a MS Flight Sim game? After all if he gets it wrong he wont lose his life will he...
If ATC goes down or you have a stray vehicle on the active or in the event of a host of other everyday situations, who will be in a better position to make a decision at that instant as to what action to take to avoid a potential disaster??
I can not see that the un-piloted Aircraft you describe could be adopted until positive credible answers have been given to my questions to you.
There are a lot of ifs here in my post. After all, there are a lot more butts at risk!!
I think some of what you say does make sence, but I am afraid I will opt to stay in the present day and not fly in one of these unpiloted Aircraft.
