Re: Future of Electronics In Aviation

On Jun 23, 11:55=A0am, j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Gig 601Xl Builder <wrgiac...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > Here's a concept that should be pursued:
>
> > > =A0 =A0http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/pr97-12/p32.htm
> > > =A0 =A0 Actual Hands-off Steering:
> > > =A0 =A0 And Other Wonders of the Modern World
>
> > And unless you replace the entire fleet of autos on the road all it
> > takes is one asshole in his old Chevy to screw the system.
>
> Which is just one of the reasons the whole thing was abandoned as
> impractical.

It is notable that aviation is not as prone to the all-or-nothing
dilema.  Advanced PAV's would have to share the sky with convention
aircraft, but the danger of cohabitation is not as siginificant as
hands-of-steering.

-Le Chaud Lapin-