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Originally Posted by BE911SC
I would break-down your claim and say that, in Part 121 (airline) flying, for every "Sully" level of aviation disaster there is another Sully, trained and ready to handle something serious. Now, in Cessna 150s, your 1-for-100 claim is likely more accurate.
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No it isn't, I pulled the claim out of my butt.
Look, I held every possible rating as a Navy pilot, you name it, I had it: I was also an NATOPS check pilot, instrument check pilot, maintenance check pilot, etc...I get aviation.
The larger point is that the incredible advances in six axis gyros and accelerometers, navigation allow redundancy that was unimaginable 10 years ago. As well, auto pilots are simply amazing, especially in dealing with routine emergencies. In commercial UAS applications, I never hand fly our UAS. They are autonomous and fly the programmed route exactly, every time. I can also update the route either via mouse control or additional routes.
I am not suggesting replacement of pilots, only that technology had progressed to a point that in 99.9% of flying, they can be.
On one of the UAS I deployed off of Navy ships, the highest use item was wing spars since the UAS hit the same exact point on the wing during the arrested landing while at sea underway.
I'm on your team, I have just dealt with UAS for almost 14 years so I have heard every pilot vs UAS argument over and over.