Originally Posted by
Flyguy4723
You could have one person monitoring several flights on the ground instead of paying multiple pilots to fly those routes, that would be the financial advantage of it. Also, do you think pilot compensation and value will start to decline as computers continue to progress inside the cockpit? Pilots have to do less, therefore, they won't be paid as much and won't be as valuable a career as they once were.
To your first part:
What happens if a pilot becomes incapacitated on one of these quasi-drones and how are breaks in the link to the ground monitor handled?
To your second part:
Is the cost of training still the same? Is the responsibility to the folks in back or on the ground any less? Have the inherent dangers been lessened? Are we spending any less time away from home?
Not really advocating for or against. These are questions that have to be answered before this type of situation goes live. Of course we all want there to always be 2 people up front though.