Coming to a future near you.......
I would have to respectfully disagree with Huck and the poster above from Hong Kong.
Hucke says he is in the business of flying freight I am not, perhaps he is right. However with ground based operators "flying" daily drone missions around the clock and half a world away in places like Afghanistan having now become routine I can envision a strong argument being made for ultra long haul freight being flown remotely in not too distant future.
If I was a freight pilot I would not like to think about it either. In fact there may come a day when passengers fly on planes " piloted" remotely, but not likely in the remaining years that I have in this industry.
I have heard it rumored (4th or 5th hand banter) that at least one of the large U.S. freight companies is already in talks with Boeing regarding remotely flown commercial aircraft. Along the same rumor mill I have heard that the U.S. Navy is working on a remotely flown 737. Those of you really "in the know" care to comment for the rest of us?
Last edited by Northbeach; 12th September 2012 at 23:26.