I wondered the same thing. However, if you really want an indicator, look at te trains!!
If ever there was a chance to fully automate a mode of public transport it is the rail system, yet it hasn't happened. One thing a computer doesn't have, that the travelling public want in a pilot is the will to live. When $hit hits the fan, a pilot may not have all the answers. He does however have a vested interest in finding them. A computer does not.
That is all.
ps. im a bit thick so probably best not to listen to me, in fact ignore me completely!
Last edited by flyboy007; 20th Dec 2004 at 13:59.