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Old 05-09-2018, 01:07 PM
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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.
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Old 05-09-2018, 01:21 PM
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Hey, why not. What could possibly go wrong.
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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?
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2020 lol...good one.
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Old 05-09-2018, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 123494 View Post
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

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Old 05-09-2018, 08:19 PM
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Old 05-09-2018, 08:29 PM
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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.
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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
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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?
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Old 05-10-2018, 05:23 AM
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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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