With drone technology and automation available, why are commercial planes still flown by pilots?

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Not to say that we don’t need pilots anymore, but that pretty much all the mechanics to fly a plane can be automated now, no? Also, with drone technology you can technically fly a plane remotely and it’s two lives saved in the event of a rare disaster and it would enable the FAA to better investigate if it was caused by human error vs. technical difficulties.

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They aren’t flown by pilots is the simple answer. they have pilots sitting in th cockpit to make people feel safe and for just in cases. sometimes theybwill land the plan manually if they are bored, but that is the simple asnwer. comercial flights are flown by autopilot. the pilot just switches on and adjust the autopilot.

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