It starts to sound like the old joke of the modern airliner only having a pilot and a dog in the cockpit. The pilots job is to feed the dog. The dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch the controls.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Champness Sent: Monday, 22 September 2014 5:50 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane? The stats were interesting. Pilot error is the leading cause of airliner accidents, greater than all other causes combined. However maybe we still want a pilot there. Sometimes they manage the right response when all else fails. On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Nelson Handcock <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Somewhat offtopic perhaps, but would be interested in observations/reactions from the soaring community.... http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sci-tech/are-you-ready-to-fly-on-a-pilotless-plane-20140921-10j70w.html _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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