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Originally Posted by JackStraw
The circuit breaker does that, my friend. That’s how circuit breakers work.
No, they DO NOT open when something smokes, sparks, catches fire. They MAY open. Often times they do not. I've had two inflight fires. One had multiple circuit breakers open, still had a fire. And during the other incident, the circuit breakers involved did not open and the situation required our intervention.
There's so many situations in which having a pilot onboard can prevent or preempt many emergencies. If we leap into using drones, we are accepting a significant decrease in safety. The military's safety record with them is damning.
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Originally Posted by 3pointlanding
One of my good friends son is in the Air Force flying drones in the Middle East from his desk in the U.S. The technology is here, it is just a matter of refining it for commercial operation.
Ask. your friend's son how many drones the USAF has crashed. Hundreds of large drones have crashed. Hundreds. Over four hundred the last time I looked.
Are pilotless airplanes or remotely piloted airplanes coming? Yes. But there is NO WAY the public or the regulators are going to accept a safety record like that.