Perhaps a better term for the future of aviation would be Undermanned Air Vehicle. Things can go wrong. I am not saying that a jetliner with 195 passengers will be allowed to push from the gate with no one up front.

Pilots (or pilot) will still be up there as they are now but they will have a greatly reduced role and will not actually fly the plane unless it is an emergency. They can sit there and watch the flight unfold, make PA announcements, adjust the cabin temperature and the like.

It is not some hair brained idea. The director of the FAA fully believes that it is coming.

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