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Old 29th May 2004 | 23:25
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coorong
 
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Question A new future

I read today that in the U.S. they are gearing up to let UAVs fly in CAS under IFR. For all the chat about the future regarding seniority and retirements, I think the pressing problem in 10-15 years time will be whether the airlines will move towards non-piloted airliners controlled by ATC ground controllers. It has economic/security/benefits and it will obviously require education of pax to accept it.
The technology to do this is here today and I believe that after 2030ish that professional pilots will become extinct. Make the most of it while you still can.
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