I do not_like this...but my business side says, "Why not?".
I am sure Evanie likes it.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/xwin ... 57111.html
[If linky goes dead, xwing is putting systems on Cessna 206's to operate them from place to place without pilots.]
...Here we go, SOME pilots are being banned.
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...Here we go, SOME pilots are being banned.
Commercial Pilot, Vandelay Industries, Inc., Plant Nutrient Division.
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I wonder if it has some kind of robotic arm that can pull CBs when the computer deems it appropriate. And if so, does one of those CBs feed the computer? 
On a related note, I remember seeing a while back where a bunch of university students (I think) did a "make a computer fly an airplane" project and their approach was comical. Instead of doing things like attach an actuator to the carburetor, they actually had robotic arms mounted in the seats, which would work the controls just like a human would. I assume they did that to prove a point that the computer can emulate a person, and probably to avoid modifying the plane because a) the FAA and b) they probably didn't own the plane. But it was clearly SO much more work...
On a related note, I remember seeing a while back where a bunch of university students (I think) did a "make a computer fly an airplane" project and their approach was comical. Instead of doing things like attach an actuator to the carburetor, they actually had robotic arms mounted in the seats, which would work the controls just like a human would. I assume they did that to prove a point that the computer can emulate a person, and probably to avoid modifying the plane because a) the FAA and b) they probably didn't own the plane. But it was clearly SO much more work...
HR consultant, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, Inc.
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I remember this. It might have been cool if it was a humanoid and could walk in, adjust the seat and even make a PA announcement starting with a deep, “Ahhhhh!”***
On a related note, I remember seeing a while back where a bunch of university students (I think) did a "make a computer fly an airplane" project and their approach was comical. Instead of doing things like attach an actuator to the carburetor, they actually had robotic arms mounted in the seats, which would work the controls just like a human would.
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FIxed.I remember this. It might have been cool if it was inflatable.
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"I think, based on the types of aircraft listed, you're pretty much guaranteed a fiery death."
- Contemporary Poet flyboy2548m to a Foffie.
"I think, based on the types of aircraft listed, you're pretty much guaranteed a fiery death."
- Contemporary Poet flyboy2548m to a Foffie.
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Oh c'mon. Everyone knows Otto's Achilles' heel is his lack of opposable thumbs, which are necessary for pulling circuit breakers.
HR consultant, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, Inc.
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Ha! Indeed!
Commercial Pilot, Vandelay Industries, Inc., Plant Nutrient Division.
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First time I hear Otto's family name.Otto Achilles
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Otto’s Achillies’ heel is cheap composite construction, resulting in the loss of 30,000 PSI, and requiring emergency reinflation.***Otto's Achilles' heel***
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