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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Aug 2022, 09:16

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

I forgot : No more lining up at security behind a...

I forgot : No more lining up at security behind a bunch of bogans bound for Bali.
Although if your gig is in the USA you will have to check in the assault rifle at the door - or leave it with the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Aug 2022, 01:42

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

AI is unlikely to completely control aircraft...

AI is unlikely to completely control aircraft this century, but what might an airline pilot's life look like by 2050? In the role of UAV pilot it could mean:
* No more airline food
* A relaxation...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Aug 2022, 00:43

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

It won't, and in fact makes it more likely....

It won't, and in fact makes it more likely. Unless there is some form of ground over ride for when our single pilot gets lonely up there and has a brain-fart.
Which is why I am happy to be the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2022, 00:09

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

There are big UAVs been taking off without a...

There are big UAVs been taking off without a pilot for years and Airbus has also done fully automatic taxi and takeoff tests, Admittedly pilots were on board, as obviously we are not quite ready to...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 22:18

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

If the Chinese keep playing with their crackers...

If the Chinese keep playing with their crackers it will be carnage for sure. If we are lucky it will only affect the Asian travel industry. If we are unlucky, bury your gold under the house and dust...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 12:47

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

Depends on the incentive. Look at the 20 years...

Depends on the incentive. Look at the 20 years between 1939 and 1959. In 1939 the DC 3 was state of the art. By 1959 no one was building large piston aircraft

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 12:26

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

Nauseating resignation or pragmatic pessimism -...

Nauseating resignation or pragmatic pessimism - call it what you will. Boom is always followed by bust.
While there are great opportunities for pilots in the USA now (and if I was 40 years younger I...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 10:46

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

Tossbag, valid points but the Chinese can build a...

Tossbag, valid points but the Chinese can build a hospital in a week and a high speed railway in a year. 25 years from now they will be running Australia anyway.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 10:29

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

Sure, there are technical obstacles to overcome...

Sure, there are technical obstacles to overcome and refine. But 20 to 25 years is a long time in the evolution of aviation technology.
Commercial impetus and passenger acceptance of pilot-less...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 07:14

Replies: 147

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Posted By Mach E Avelli

Exactly - just like the dinosaurs, we will become...

Exactly - just like the dinosaurs, we will become extinct. In the same way that good voice communications killed off the morse-key wielding radio operator, and inertial navigation systems killed off...

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