Originally Posted by
742Dash
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And it is a mistake to assume that technology will advance quickly. History shows it advancing in spasms, with periods of rapid advance followed by a dramatic slowing and sometimes even stagnation. Aviation itself being a prime example.
This happened on December 17, 1903!
So in 114 years we went from a 120' long hop across a remote field in North Carolina to transcontinental flights and space shuttles roaming the space.
I'd say history shows something vastly opposite to what you're describing.
I didn't start this thread because I believe 'the sky is falling' the way boiler implied. I simply think that young people contemplating aviation as their profession need to be aware of the possibility they'll be flying single-seat, long haul flights 25-35 years down the road with a monitoring pilot assisting from the ground.
Again, I didn't say tomorrow but yes, one day it'll become inevitable. ..and several decades later even this single-pilot job will become obsolete.
Maybe some of the former navigators and flight engineers would've selected a different career path had they been able to predict the rapid advancement of aircraft technology?
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