A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage.::The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.

  • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 months ago

    How about we just make being a commercial pilot worth people’s while instead of replacing them with robots?

    Why can’t the parasites in the executive board room ever just pay their employees more? “nO bOdY wAnTs tO wOrK aNyMoRe!” No, nobody wants to work in an abusive workspace for shitty pay just to get fired once the time for a raise comes around.

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      9 months ago

      One solution to this would be having humans in the board room instead of parasites. Not sure who’s idea that was

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      9 months ago

      Actually, this seems like a really good path towards that.

      Some people like spending 40 something weeks out of the year on the road. Others will enjoy “having a home” and remotely landing a hundred planes a day from the comfort of an office building