System for configuring an aircraft in a single-pilot mode or a two-pilot mode

A configuration system arranged to configure an aircraft in a mode selected from a plurality of modes including a single-pilot mode, in which the aircraft can be piloted by a single pilot on board possibly supplemented by a ground pilot, and a two-pilot mode, in which the aircraft must be piloted by two pilots on board, the configuration system comprising:

• acquisition means and authentication means arranged respectively to acquire and then authenticate a configuration order that defines the selected mode and controls the configuration system to configure the aircraft in the selected mode;
• first activation means arranged to activate equipment dedicated to piloting by a single-pilot on board when the aircraft is configured in single-pilot mode, and to deactivate dedicated equipment when the aircraft is configured in two-pilot mode;
• verification means arranged to, when the aircraft is configured in the single-pilot mode, verify that single-pilot flight conditions are met and inform the sole pilot on board and a ground station of the results of these checks, the single-pilot flight conditions including an operational state of the equipment dedicated to piloting by a single pilot on board.