Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "The End of the Two-Pilot Cockpit?! Get Ready for Single-Pilot and No-Pilot Airliners!" video.

That's a good point, but the main reason they must keep a second pilot is REDUNDANCY. I have a degree in aerospace engineering and a private pilots license but I work in industrial control systems. I am formally trained in programmable safety systems. So I am formally trained in WHY WE USE REDUNDANCY for critical safety functions. Risk Assessment not only includes people but their training & competency. Redundancy can also include people. For complex and heavy aircraft the second pilot is a key part of the safety strategy. Their fundamental job is to reduce the workload on the pilot who is flying the plane. One of the key parts to that strategy is CRM (Crew Resource Management). And the key takeaway that other industries have adopted from CRM is "agreement." Its not a matter of one person checking another persons work. Its a matter on them agreeing its been done correctly. After the fiasco of the Max-8 this should not even be a discussion any longer. I can explain in detail that the Max-8 was always going to have those sorts of fatal accidents because it was a single point failure system. The Max-8 will be a case study in "What not to do!" for generations of engineers. Boeing are not alone as Airbus also have had some shocking accidents to overreliance on automation. Any engineer who thinks this can be done clearly has no cockpit time and no proper training in safety systems or safety management and NEEDS TO BE RUN OUT OF THE INDUSTRY.
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The main reason they must keep a second pilot is REDUNDANCY. I have a degree in aerospace engineering and a private pilots license but I work in industrial control systems. I am formally trained in programmable safety systems. So I am formally trained in WHY WE USE REDUNDANCY for critical safety functions. When we are talking about "critical safety functions" these are for ABNORMAL events. We start with the premise that no system is perfect and will eventually fail if put in service long enough. This concept causes a lot of conflicts with other engineers because they don't like being told their work is not perfect. Its actually not easy to get them to grasp that once they are not involved (as in the plane has been delivered to the customer) they have nothing more to do Risk Assessment not only includes people but their training & competency. Redundancy can also include operators. For complex and heavy aircraft the second pilot is a key part of the safety strategy. Their fundamental job is to reduce the workload on the pilot who is flying the plane. One of the key parts to that strategy is CRM (Crew Resource Management). And the key takeaway that other industries have adopted from CRM is "agreement." Its not a matter of one person checking another persons work. Its a matter on them agreeing its been done correctly. After the fiasco of the Max-8 this should NOT even be a discussion any longer. I can explain in detail that the Max-8 was always going to have those sorts of fatal accidents because it was a single point failure system. The Max-8 will be a case study in "What not to do!" for generations of engineers. Boeing are not alone as Airbus also have had some shocking accidents to overreliance on automation. Any engineer who thinks this can be done clearly has no cockpit time and no proper training in safety systems or safety management and NEEDS TO BE RUN OUT OF THE INDUSTRY.
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@GlobalDrifter1000 SHIT4BRAINS in engineering REDUNDANCY refers to having more than what is required, like having 2 or more sensors for measuring the same thing like temperature or pressure. This is very common in safety critical systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundancy_(engineering). THIS IS WHY ENGINEERS GET DAMN ANGRY WITH IGNORANT SELF RIGHTEOUS SMUG LITTLE PRICKS WHO HAVEN'T A CLUE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
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@uince You clearly have NO IDEA what you are talking about because comparing 1 rocket flight that took 20+ years to make happen compared to the millions of commercial flights made every year is just STUPID. You are clearly NOT a pilot, so your nonsense about pilots is also MISGUIDED because you are ignoring all the advances made in training and crew management. You have perfectly shown one of the greatest weaknesses of social media. Its gives every IGN0RANT UNEDUCATED IDI0TIC CLOWN in the room a turn at the microphone. Go back and look at the M0R0N who tried to troll me yesterday over the words redundant and redundancy.
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@uince Yes that's right, my 30+ years of experience in automation and safety systems, my qualifications as an engineer, my experience as a pilot ARE ALL MEANINGLESS. BECAUSE the UNEDUCATED IGN0RANCE of people like you who know NOTHING about what they are talking about and OVERRULED people with knowledge and experience as they did with the Max-8 are who we should listen to. YOUR IGNORANCE DOES NOT MATCH OTHER PEOPLES TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERINCE.
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