Pilotless Cockpit?

[Big Duke Six]

For the record, it was actually a grass strip. The crew had quite a hard time finding it, from what I've read. The way I understand the accident, the pilot had put the airplane into a position to land and the engines were, in fact, unspooled. If he had pushed the throttles up sooner, he may have had a chance. But we all know how long it takes for a jet engine to go from "Zero to Hero". If you listen closely to the audio on the video clips, you can hear the engines winding up just in time to start chopping wood.

 

[ePilot22]

Older Thread, Newer Technology

Good article in the Professional Pilot mag this month (Nov 08) about technology advancement in the flightdeck moving the pilot out.

So far we can thank FAR 91.113(b)...vigilance shall be maintained by each person operating an aircraft so as to see and avoid other aircraft.

The FAA is a little concerned about that when it comes to RPVs (remote piloted vehicles) and UAVs.





eP.