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Airlines want the next Boeing jet with one pilot in the cockpit
**Chicago, Illinois - Research suggests the airlines would like to see the next Boeing aircraft to be designed for only one pilot in the cockpit.** Last year, rumors surged around that Boeing manufacturer would announce its new aircraft program intended for MoM (Middle of Market) at the Paris Air Show this year. (airlinerwatch.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I remember a joke about a poster showing the future of aviation with the idea that since 87% of all airline incidences were caused by the crew, electronically controllable passenger aircraft were going to be safer. There was a Captian in the left seat and a chimpanzee in the right seat holding a large stick. The caption stated that the Captain was there to talk to the passengers to welcome them to the flight and to assure them to a safe flight. The chimpanzee's job was to hit the Captian if he tried to touch anything in the flight deck other then the radios.
They are in training now on small aircraft...
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You can only automate so much. QF32, Air France 447 etc... It seems pretty obvious that the people proposing this "stuff" know absolutely nothing about what is entailed in flying a plane.
One pilot?? What if he gets a heart attack or a stroke???
What happens when your pilot dies of heart failure on the flight. This has recently happened on a 737. The pilot made a call for any jet rated pilots were on board. There was a US AIR FORCE B2B bomber pilot on board. She was overwhelmed and needed more eyes help up front with radios and a fast introduction to the 737. Had he not been their the outcome of this incident could have had a different ending with the cardinal rule in aviation: AVIATE NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE. 2 PILOTS ALWAYS!
If this ever materializes, it will probably become the norm for all flights commercial and private.
Should this happen, I will fly private and sit right seat. Oh, and have the time of my life too!!!