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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I believe the only US airspace that allows operation of UAVs is in a MOA, or Military Operating Area. The FAA is working on new regulations that govern the use of UAVs in civilian airspace but they are not yet complete.
Technology to auto takeoff and land has existed for decades, my employer converted a single engine piston airplane to do so quite a few years ago (with NASA funding). But it doesn't yet have the capability to deal with the incredible number of variables, both known and unknown, that a pilot can.
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I would normally tend to believe that, but we had Pierre-Cédric Bonin fly a perfectly good Airbus into the water and I am pretty sure the computers would not have. For Every Sully out there we have many Pierre-Cédric Bonin types. Of course if the Airbus sticks mirrored the movements of the other the other pilot may have figured out to knock someone in the head and take over.
That being said, I would rather take my chances that I would have someone closer to Sully's abilities up front than a computer.
Glen, I don't think he ever donned a mask either. Program the computer to fly south after you lock the door and depressurize. If suicide is indeed what happened.