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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. (news.yahoo.com)
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Finally my ~40 years worth of playing MS Flight Simulator will pay off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Why an office building? I can already run Microsoft Flight Simulator at home!