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		causi on May 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Passenger with “no idea how to fly” lands plane af... Sort of begs the question, why don't commercial airliners have remote-fly capabilities? Hook it through a hardware interlock and keep one pilot on call somewhere in the country at all times.

hindsightbias on May 11, 2022 [–]

The FAA and industry are researching this as an option for future a/c due to pilot shortages.

A ground-based pilot would assist multiple a/c pilots on various tasks and planning and would be able to take over in an emergency.

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