but if the dog-feeding-pilot is there as an "In an emergency break the glass " context, which might make a bit of sense, how is he to be able to take over if he never physically flies the aircraft for practice ? Even now we have some pilots rarely making manual landings - until they have to try to land at San Francisco with a glide slope out of service and an auto throttle system that holds the throttles stationary ( even had they engaged it ). OK, I won't start that again !
World's Gone Mad.
Never mind pilotless aircraft, I usually ask the cabin crew if I'm on a Boeing or a Scarebus ? (sometimes gets me a free drink when I'm on a Boeing ! )