Bill Daniels wrote:
Thousands of pilotless UAV's fly every day. Some of them are really big and
fly fast and high. The remote "operator" only selects the course and
altitude to be flown and computers take care of the rest. This isn't news.

The only obstacle to pilotless commercial aircraft is customer acceptance.
Compared to a driverless car, a pilotless aircraft is easy. Even your car
is likely to be "throttle-by-wire" with a computer controlling the details.



Just think back a couple of years ago when demonstrating their
"wonderfull and fully intelligent" autothrottle system when the Airbus
crashed into the trees.....

I for one want a warm body in the cockpit and not just a bunch of
silica...

Craig C.