I don't know. My guess is that he meant they have a pretty solid framework written but obviously nothing is official.

Single pilot is ops is within reach with today's technology. A completely autonomous aircraft might not make financial sense ever, not to mention the questionable safety aspect. Think about the servos and cameras that would need to be installed in the aircraft for a ground based operator to be able to fully operate the aircraft from push back to gate arrival at the destination. You would essentially just be moving the pilot from the cockpit to the ground. Not a whole lot of savings there. My understanding about military UAVs is they require quite a support team to operate just one. My guess is it takes more than 2 operators to complete a typical 8 hour UAV mission.

You sure know too much about airline suicide. Is your new job such a drag?

From the top down many in FredEx management believe the problem with FredEx is the pilot. The quicker they can eliminate this position the smoother the company will run. UAV's here we come!

? I just read up on airline crashes to learn what happened/what went wrong. These two cases both came to mind. Which is also why I don't think MH370 was a suicide.

Single pilot aircraft don't have to be fully autonomous because there is at least on pilot setting up the systems during preflight. In the event of a disabled pilot, the aircraft auto lands via electronic clearance, and stops on the runway. The pilot on the ground receives the clearance from ATC, and uploads it to the aircraft. The single pilot verifies that the clearance is valid, and the aircraft is following the instructions. Changes in aircraft control come from the ground however. The chances of pilot incapacitation, ground systems failing, and the aircraft auto pilot failing all at the same time are so remote, it's not an issue.

The last several accidents in the US could have been prevented with this technology. Trust me, single pilot is coming soon.

Please list the last several accidents that would have been prevented by use of single pilot ops.




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I've got 30+ years left...not concerned in the least about a single pilot transport in my career, "remote backup" or not.

And I say that as a guy with a single pilot jet type rating on the certificate.

Call me an optimist, but I sure do hope this whole single pilot operation kicks in within ten years from now, like I get this feeling it is easily able to. Why? So the circle will be complete- I started out flying planes on a computer (MS FS 98) and I might as will finish it up doing it that way. I mean we can at least LEGALLY text and use our PEDs, right guys? If that's not part of the package, then well deal breaker!!!

Well obviously since safety is paramount, the FAA would be derelict in their duty if they didn't ratchet up our very lax medical oversight policies and of course, you're absolutely right about that 64 year old being not the right fit for such an innovative, safety conscious forward thinking system. When you have 2x the pilots that you need, why have an age over 55 operating anything more than a walmart receipt marker pen at the door greeter position?

Just by chance, I was wondering if you would be interested in some ocean front property in Arizona 'cuz sir do I have a deal for you :D:D