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		rglover on July 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, tak... Hell no. At least have qualified pilots who want discounted travel on board (being available for emergency take over pays for their flight—a new pilot takes over at their destination).

lightgreen on July 27, 2020 [–]

There won't be enough qualified pilots if most flights are autonomous.

tux1968 on July 27, 2020 | [–]

So passengers have to demonstrate a successful landing in Microsoft Flight Simulator if they want to get a discount ;-)

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