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		LoganDark on Dec 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard ... Having a pilot on board means someone can fight back.

ReactiveJelly on Dec 25, 2023 [–]

I think GP meant they could hack it remotely. If an attacker hacks a fly-by-wire plane remotely, I'd rather not be onboard.

LoganDark on Dec 25, 2023 | [–]

Plenty of planes today are fly-by-wire, it's just that this one also happens to be remotely controllable.

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