Tourist
Yes I would want them on board because that removes a comms link from the aircraft to the ground being essential. And for dealing with engine out issues where looking out of the window helps and so on. If they were on the ground wot about all the other jobs the 'pilots' do on every trip? We have to separate steering from operating. We (experienced aviators) need to operate and the autos need to steer at the operators command.
Last edited by John Farley; 21st Aug 2016 at 15:23.
Reason: typo