I was a little disappointed that article was about a pilot flying a plane from the ground and not about a plane that flew itself.<p>Having a human in the loop does bring to mind some fun possibilities though. Imagine one pilot managing several planes at once only interceding at times too out of the norm for the autopilot. Or perhaps imagine a network of Uber pilots all over the world managing planes in their spare time (1).<p>Either way unmanned aircraft certainly would have made Castaway a much different movie (2).<p>(1) Whimsy not position.<p>(2) Two hours of a camera-shot of an empty beach.