Originally Posted by BrazilBusDriver

So what genius had the bright idea to run real-time UAV control over SATCOM? I mean best case to geo-stationary orbit you're talking 500ms of latency. I haven't done the math in a while but if memory serves at lower look angles, it's usually more like 650-700, sometimes even 750. So we're talking 2/3rds to 3/4 of a second - that's worse reaction time than being drunk.

And shifting gears back to the original topic of conversation: not to mention the cyber-security nightmare that is an airliner you can potentially remotely control. You'd think we'd have learned from 9/11, but I guess if you tell some idiot there's profit involved the "danger Will Robinson" part of their imagination shuts off...