Re: Future of Electronics In Aviation

Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
> On Jun 23, 11:55 am, j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> Gig 601Xl Builder <wrgiac...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> Here's a concept that should be pursued:
>>>>    http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/pr97-12/p32.htm
>>>>     Actual Hands-off Steering:
>>>>     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-

I don't know what you mean by "hands-of-steering." But, Think about what 
surrounds the nation's largest cities. Let me help. The nation's busiest 
airspace. Now guess what is on the ground in and around the nation's 
largest cities? The nation's busiest roads.

Now think if all the things on the road started flying in the sky.