Now that I've been accused of being the "doom and gloom" end of the world poster, how about a professional aviation discussion?
http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-...e#.V3AKGJMrKuV
They've been talking about this for 20+ years. It would be nice to have some real ATC out over the ocean!*? And ... hopefully BlackKnight won't be insulted (but will still be able to understand?) an aviation topic!