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To: rellic

Oooo, “I used to fix and calibrated stuff”. There is no such thing as “auto-takeoff” on a manned aircraft - and “twisting dials”? what is that? I haven’t “twisted dials” on an aircraft since I flew DC-9s in the early 1980s. You’ve outed yourself as a know-nothing.

Every flight is filled with hundreds of what you call “random events.” No manned aircraft can “fly itself”. Even to suggest it reveals a total lack of knowledge of aviation.

I’ve flown airliners for 40 years. I’ve carried hundreds of thousands of passengers in my career as an international captain for a major US airline. Onboard fires, engine failures, severe turbulence, wind shear, medical emergencies, manual approaches to less than 1/2 mile visibility... I’ve got decades of stories how NOT EVEN ONE flight could “take off, fly somewhere, and land with someone just twisting dials.”

Go back to Microsoft Flight Simulator.


62 posted on 07/21/2023 4:51:48 AM PDT by safisoft
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To: safisoft; rellic; CodeToad
safisoft:
"No manned aircraft can 'fly itself'. Even to suggest it reveals a total lack of knowledge of aviation."

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August 20, 2020, article at WIRED.com

This Plane Flies Itself. We Went for a Ride

Xwing is testing a Cessna that's controlled from the ground, not the cockpit. Its goal is to automate as much as possible, while keeping a human in the loop.


63 posted on 07/21/2023 5:21:30 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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