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Would you be happy in your seat , knowing there is only one chappy / chapess up front , driving .?
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Berti.....quite an interesting question................what % of the flight is determined by the pilot and how much the computer?
If the computer flies the plane for 90% of the time, then I would be happy for it to continue.
A similar question was "do we need doctors" to give routine anaesthetics and could not nurses be trained to do this. The answer is yes and it is being done in the UK and has been done in the USA for decades.
So why not?
If the computer flies the plane for 90% of the time, then I would be happy for it to continue.
A similar question was "do we need doctors" to give routine anaesthetics and could not nurses be trained to do this. The answer is yes and it is being done in the UK and has been done in the USA for decades.
So why not?
The plane could theoretically complete the entire journey by itself....
That said not sure if I'd be keen knowing it was being flown by a member of the cabin crew in the event of the pilot being incapacitated.
Can't see this as a saving either as if the cabin crew are trained up to be pilots surely they'll (deservedly) want a pay hike.
That said not sure if I'd be keen knowing it was being flown by a member of the cabin crew in the event of the pilot being incapacitated.
Can't see this as a saving either as if the cabin crew are trained up to be pilots surely they'll (deservedly) want a pay hike.
Yep - although Mr O'Leary is well known for cutting costs to the bone - I too beleive that it was a publicity stunt .
Airplanes can fly by auto pilot for most of the journey - however auto pilots cant land the plane , without input from someone on the flight deck .
His idea is to have speciallly trained cabin crew to land the plane in an emmergency ; should for example the pilot suffers a heart attack .
That is probably fine, in a situation like that - however what if the emmergency is something that causes the aeroplane to be tumbling out of the sky - would you be content for a ' specially trained cabin crew ' to be on the flight deck , possibly on his/her own , or would you prefer another pilot
Airplanes can fly by auto pilot for most of the journey - however auto pilots cant land the plane , without input from someone on the flight deck .
His idea is to have speciallly trained cabin crew to land the plane in an emmergency ; should for example the pilot suffers a heart attack .
That is probably fine, in a situation like that - however what if the emmergency is something that causes the aeroplane to be tumbling out of the sky - would you be content for a ' specially trained cabin crew ' to be on the flight deck , possibly on his/her own , or would you prefer another pilot
O'leary has a habit of suggesting these sorts of things for effect. Remember the charge for the loo or ripping out the seats idea. All splashed Ryan air all over the media. No such thing as bad publicity they say! I don't think for a minute he's serious, I for one would not want an empty seat up front!
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