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by jamesharding 4104 days ago
As long as there are birds in the air (US Airways Flight 1549) and external probes required to collect data that can potentially malfunction (Lufthansa Flight 1829), having human's which are able to react to novel situations in the cockpit won't be going anywhere. There are too many corner cases to put 400+ lives on the line.