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Mesabah 05-09-2018 01:07 PM


Originally Posted by labbats (Post 2590050)
Making $200 round trip gross on a two hour turn pays the pilot nothing. Good luck with that in 2020.

That's where this technology is going, it's not the threat of fully autonomous, it is the threat that Boeing/Airbus can make a commercial jet that requires a sport type license to operate. Maybe it's single pilot, maybe it's two pilots making $50K year, because it's no longer a skilled profession.

All In 05-09-2018 01:21 PM

Hey, why not. What could possibly go wrong. ;)

123494 05-09-2018 04:20 PM

What ****es me off the most about these tech companies is their smug attitude to change the status quo. They put this out there to convince the world how innovative they are, but fail to mention the multitude of regulations they’ll have to overcome, or the dangers of having flying taxis. Do they honestly believe they’ll be flying these in 1.5 years?

snackysmores 05-09-2018 05:08 PM

2020 lol...good one.

flensr 05-09-2018 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by 123494 (Post 2590312)
What ****es me off the most about these tech companies is their smug attitude to change the status quo. They put this out there to convince the world how innovative they are, but fail to mention the multitude of regulations they’ll have to overcome, or the dangers of having flying taxis. Do they honestly believe they’ll be flying these in 1.5 years?

Hey, I saw blade runner like 5 times so I *know* it can be done!!!!1111one

(haha for the humor impaired)

DrJekyll MrHyde 05-09-2018 08:19 PM

The Robots are Coming!
 
CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, the leader in retrofit autonomous aviation technology speaking about the future.

https://www.facebook.com/AuroraFligh...3523500033424/

atlphx 05-09-2018 08:29 PM

As a student pilot, I just do not understand why anyone would be behind destroying an upper-middle-class career which is becoming a rarity in America.

angry tanker 05-09-2018 08:45 PM


Originally Posted by atlphx (Post 2590467)
As a student pilot, I just do not understand why anyone would be behind destroying an upper-middle-class career which is becoming a rarity in America.

Money, lots of money

Han Solo 05-10-2018 03:04 AM


Originally Posted by angry tanker (Post 2590474)
Money, lots of money

Why spread that money around 50 or 60 thousand pilots when instead it could be in the hands of 10-15 CEOs?

RustyChain 05-10-2018 05:23 AM


Originally Posted by atlphx (Post 2590467)
As a student pilot, I just do not understand why anyone would be behind destroying an upper-middle-class career which is becoming a rarity in America.

That's hilarious.


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