Originally Posted by
Unicornpilot
Fact - Boeing raises prospect of only one pilot in the cockpit of planes
Fact - Airbus looking forward to a Pilotless future
Fact - Boeing studies planes without pilots, plans experiments next year
Fact - ALPA Opinion: Why Two Pilots In The Cockpit Remains Essential
etc, etc...
Fact: I'm a human being, sometimes I make errors.
Fact: As a captain, I've suggested one course of action only to have the FO suggest a better one.
Fact: I've eaten bad airport food and gotten sick to my stomach in flight and handed the landing to the other pilot.
Fact: I've been in emergency situations where a *third* pilot would have been welcome, and I certainly would have been overwhelmed if by myself.
Fact: Two people bouncing ideas, solutions, and just basically helping each other complete the mission will always be better.