I’m a support engineer for dental software. So difficult issues won’t get immediate resolutions, and instead development will actually have to fix things because offices will be crying at them for a fix instead of at me.

But the world won’t end.

  • ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Would auto pilot not keep them in the air for awhile?

    I’m not saying it’ll be okay, just wouldn’t it be more of a creeping dread as panicked flight staff would call air traffic control for help? Then they would be in utter disarray and overwhelmed trying to guide hundreds of planes to land without an experienced pilot? Maybe a few would have retired pilots on board that with a bit of guidance from air traffic they could land…

    • MrBakedBeansOnToast@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      En-route nothing would happen for a while correct. Plane goes on as long as it has a programmed route to follow and fuel to stay in the air. But keep in mind that, around the planet, thousands of airplanes are about to land right now. Landings are like 95% flown manually so if all those are suddenly empty in the cockpit they’ll crash pretty much immediately.

    • yokonzo@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yeah but as soon as they get in the flight seat they would blip out of existence. Also I’m not sure but would anyone even be able to open the doors?