Navy fighters are one upgrade away from changing carrier aviation forever

A great improvement for safety of pilot and aircraft. As article points out, it will take a bit for pilots to get used to but once they do a great improvement. Reminds me of initiating low level terrain following flight from 35000 feet in the F-111. Hit the switch and aircraft noses over, heads down and levels off at 1000 feet, hands off in less than a couple of minutes. Takes some getting used to, but what a ride once you did!

Interesting. Taking control from the pilot at a critical moment of the flight. Software glitch could be fatal.

When I was an USAF Recruiter, kids used to ask me who had the better pilots: Air Force or Navy. I would always tell them that the Navy had better pilots because they routinely land on moving targets that pitch and roll constantly. Once this so-called MAGIC CARPET system is rolled out and de-bugged, I can see where that question may become a moot point. Perhaps it'll be replaced by who has the best chow?