Originally Posted by erjpilot

You are missing the mark. Single pilot operations will only start once airliners are completely autonomous. They would be able to fly as drones however due to liability and to keep the public happy it will still require a pilot at the controls simply to monitor, therefore, the things you mention above wouldn't be too important.

Lastly, I realy hope this doesn't happen but technology is moving at a rapid clip and our jobs could be targeted.