I'm glad this topic is finally starting to get the attention it deserves:
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/...ts.Automation/
I hope that link works because it's a good article.
So my question, with us being aviation junkies with a little more knowledge than the average lay person, is do you think the much-hyped GPS-based ATC system will have its benefits cancelled out by the risks it poses when pilots have to go manual? Obviously the carriers would love to sell more seats. I thought 'how could there be that much demand' but obviously there is because we constantly are hearing about the 'overcrowded skies'.
Personally I'm not sure that the advantages of being able to have more planes in the air spaced closer together outweigh the dangers inherent in one of those planes suddenly breaking formation, to, say, recover from a high-speed stall. I've always liked the saying "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should."
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