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Use of remote pilots in the future?
Is there an effort to develop flight software and avionics integration to allow for a remote pilot (using remote control) to co pilot a general aviation plane? With SatNav readily available and with cameras on the nose of high end aircraft (regular and night vision) there is really no reason that such equipped GA aircraft with advanced glass panel avionics, fly-by-wire and night vision could not be remotely flown. (actually the fly-by-wire) is not totally necessary is it? The technology is all there and working in drones, radio controlled model aircraft.
Is there a push for this? I am not suggesting that passenger plane have no pilot, but is it not feasible for the co-pilot to be remote? The economics would be beneficial to the owner and safety would not be compromised if the remote pilot had full forward vision and and the same displays with all available information available via satcom. |
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