Yeah, no. So much actual, very strong no.https://twitter.com/tinysubversions/status/735251235347931136 …
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But actual flight, atc management, etc requires human action, particularly everywhere in Class B airspace
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And the Federal Aviation Regs still have the "see and avoid" language and pilot in command requurement. So yeah.
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I'm confused about how the "drone" aspect would work though. Ground pilots are still needed for military drones...
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Military drones not cleared to operate in NAS. Sense and avoid is a huge area of research.
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I could understand why that would be, but does full automation increase in complexity when size is scaled up?
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Full autonomy requires validation of control algorithms among other things. Even basic flight control is hellacious.
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would it be fair to characterise autopilot as cruise control rather than autonomous ?
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Basically yes. It's a bit more advanced than regular cruise control, but effectively that's how it's used.
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reduces cognitive load/attention attrition for flight crew during least 'interesting' part of flight?
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That and keeps flight conditions optimal for fuel, etc. Flight crew still needs to manage a lot, though.
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All sorts of stuff happens mid-flight. Another flight warns of turbulence. Deconfliction needs to take place. &c
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autopilot enables attention in risk eval and mgmt, rather than basic flight control?
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Correct. Less time hands on stick, more time managing other aspects of flight.
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