Originally Posted by
CATIII
Fair enough, but the same decisions can be made by remote... And most modern airlines have been able to autoland better than their pilots now (my user name CATIII) for decades... the technology is here, it's just a matter of when, not if.
Not to mention, that Russian 737 that went missed and nosedived in due to pilot Vertigo would never have happened.
Who will pay for the technology to run the airspace system required to support it? We can get anyone to pay for NEXTGEN as it is. Just because the technology exists, doesn't mean anyone will pay for it. There are carriers who won't pay to equip their planes with auto land technology today.