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[Sternjaeger II]

..sometimes I wonder whether David is doing some sort of university research and using this forum as his research playground

david, no matter how powerful and sensor-loaded you make a computer, if it doesn't have a conscience or a human-like self awareness it won't ever perform like a real pilot.

The control of an aircraft was developed to be piloted by humans, the route that Airbus has been advocating so far is unnatural and in many ways incompatible with the human operators.

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

david, no matter how powerful and sensor-loaded you make a computer, if it doesn't have a conscience or a human-like self awareness it won't ever perform like a real pilot.

I would not expect it to perform like a real pilot. I would expect it to perform much, much better than a real pilot. It doesn't need a conscience or self-awareness to do that, it needs situational awareness and the ability to quickly calculate aerodynamic related equations. All you need from the pilot is to point to a spot on a map to tell the aircraft where to go.