Pilot and Co-Pilot are incompacitated....

[Puma44]

No, and I never said that there would be no pilots.  They would just do even less than they normally do, and act as a backup.  While not on duty they could set the backup controls to 'simulation' and practice emergency maneuvers.

-Penguin

So, it is assumed that you are not a pilot but, have a vivid imagination.  Tupac, on the other hand is a pilot, and states it succinctly  "Pilot in Command".  Computers don't command the aircraft, the pilot does.  The pilot is there to clean up the mess and maintain aircraft control when the computer takes a random dump and becomes nothing more than dead weight on an other wise normally operating aircraft.

[Penguin]

That's what I want, too.  I don't see where I wasn't clear about that.  The pilots would have a nice little setup like we do in AH2: HOTAS and some tablet MFD's for instrumentation.  The space would still be there, it would just be smaller due to the shielding and the emergency manual controls would be tucked away but plugged in.

-Penguin

[Shuffler]

The biggest issue I could think of is finding all the required info... altimeter and such. I figured here we'd see some interesting and entertaining posts. Thanks Gents!!

[B-17]

What if no one has fixed the hole where the original pilot/co-pilot got sucked out of?  I think my choice would be whoever weighs the most.

Same... but because he would get stuck on the way out, and would plug the hole

Oh yeah, and which one will know how to handle the rapid decompression?

Just apply flaps, idle thrust (if in a turbojet) and push the nose over.

Seriously though, either MSFS or AH. AH would only be handling comms, of course

[rpm]

The correct answer is you get a fast helicopter and rapel Chuck Heston into the open cockpit midair. This was proven in Airport '75.

[Dichotomy]

The correct answer is you get a fast helicopter and rapel Chuck Heston into the open cockpit midair. This was proven in Airport '75.
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didn't the first guy that tried it miss the hole and die?

[rpm]

That's why you have to send Chuck Heston. Chuck Norris might be a suitable alternative. But it definitely requires a Chuck.

[bagrat]

computer takes a random dump

qft

[colmbo]

That's a big one because most of flying is letting the autopilot take you from place to place; if a pilot had to fly an airliner's course manually for eight hours straight he'd likely miss or drive himself nuts staring out across the clouds.

I have never, ever been bored while flying an airplane. 

[Tupac]

 That's a big one because most of flying is letting the autopilot take you from place to place
-Penguin

I'm a 400 hour instrument rated private pilot and I have about .7 hours with an autopilot - only because it was part of my high performance/complex checkout.

I have never, ever been bored while flying an airplane. 

QFT

[Tordon22]

I have yet to be bored either. I've nowhere near Colombo's time I'm sure, or even Tupac's but I am a sky captain of tomorrow.

[Penguin]

No, no, not big enough.  I'm talking about the huge airliners that do 8+ hour flights.

-Penguin

[WWhiskey]

to this day, i think that is one of the funniest movies i've ever seen.

You need to see the movie they spoofed to make it then!!!

[Tupac]

No, no, not big enough.  I'm talking about the huge airliners that do 8+ hour flights.

-Penguin

I do 8+ hour flights.

[Tupac]

Also keep in mind commercial pilots cant fly for more than 8 hours at a time - they have multiple crew. I have a friend who flies 777s for United and IIRC they have 3 pilots and 3 FOs on a 14 hour flight from Chicago to Beijing.