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A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage. (news.yahoo.com)
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The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.

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[โ€“] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thousands of military drones have been remotely piloted for decades. This news isn't as ground breaking as it might seem. Some of these drones are large: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk

I know a military drone isn't the same as a passenger carrying airplane, but for cargo I think the only reason this isn't already a thing is because drones are military tech and most governments don't want that falling into the wrong hands.

[โ€“] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My first thought was it's already being done with drones.

I'd be curious, what the military's loss rate is to non-combat issues.