missmuffet Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 No pilot? http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/27/news/companies/pilotless-passenger-planes/index.html maybe, if the plane didn't have suicidal tendencies that was a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,247 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 16,658 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2015 Computers can be hacked. They can have food and drinks spilt on them, they can be destroyed by lightening, they can get viruses. I don't trust computers and still fight with my pads. Spell correct inserts words i never said. I would much rather argue with a person. They say that computer error is in reality operator error. Hogwash! How about programmer error? Bill Gates should know. His company put out a whole lot of programs that were faulty. Don't trust dem new fangled gadgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,193 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,920 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2015 Planes do most of thier flying by computer now..... it's only the take off and landings that people really do. Question is will computers make less mistakes than humans...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2015 My answer is "NO" too risky if situation might come up during the flight....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 I think there are some interesting point for and against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 508 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 216 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/04/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/09/1985 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I'd be OK with the totally computer operated plane, but with a Pilot and co pilot on the flight deck just in case. Though I think in some ways that would defeat the purpose and not bring savings to the customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 I'd be OK with the totally computer operated plane, but with a Pilot and co pilot on the flight deck just in case. Though I think in some ways that would defeat the purpose and not bring savings to the customer. I can not see the airlines hiring a pilot and co-pilot to just sit around.Would it bring savings to the passengers to have a computer operated plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udx Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 684 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 230 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/15/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2015 I'd be OK with the totally computer operated plane, but with a Pilot and co pilot on the flight deck just in case. Though I think in some ways that would defeat the purpose and not bring savings to the customer. This is currently how commercial airplanes are flown. After take off and landing it turns to autopilot, and the plane just direct itself to pre-set flight destination. Computers are good at doing repetitive tasks well, it is only when unforeseen variables and circumstances/malfunction pop-up you would need the judgement of a human to solve. Pilot on commercial airliners pretty much just watch the plane fly itself, and only do manual operation if there is a problem, this isn't like driving where you have to keep hands on the steering wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted April 2, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,710 Content Per Day: 2.45 Reputation: 8,526 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted April 2, 2015 well, assuming the computer doesnt turn into a sociopathic killer on their own, do these people not remember that computers can be hacked. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 yeah, that's my issue with it. Hackers. A computerized plane that is absent a pilot is not only a disaster just waiting to happen, it is putting pilots out of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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