Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-22 Thread Justin Couch
On 22/09/2014 3:47 pm, Texler, Michael wrote: There has been recent press/hype about hack-ability of new cars that use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Media beat-up, panic or some merit? (http://au.pcmag.com/opinion/23312/security-experts-identify-20-most-hackable-cars) Well, certainly makes stealing

Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-22 Thread Peter Champness
The stats were interesting. Pilot error is the leading cause of airliner accidents, greater than all other causes combined. However maybe we still want a pilot there. Sometimes they manage the right response when all else fails. On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Nelson Handcock

Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-22 Thread Anthony Smith
-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Peter Champness Sent: Monday, 22 September 2014 5:50 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane? The stats were interesting. Pilot error is the leading cause of airliner

Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-22 Thread Matthew Scutter
That's self defeating, what about all the times the pilot has done something wrong a computer would have handled fine? It's just a matter of time... Self flying planes should be a much simpler problem than self driving cars/buses/trucks. ___ Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-22 Thread Ross McLean
Has anyone else read QF32 by Richard de Crespigny? Might change your mind about the pilot and dog theory... ROSS _ ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-21 Thread Nelson Handcock
Somewhat offtopic perhaps, but would be interested in observations/reactions from the soaring community http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sci-tech/are-you-ready-to-fly-on-a-pilotless-plane-20140921-10j70w.html ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

Re: [Aus-soaring] Would you fly on a pilotless plane?

2014-09-21 Thread Texler, Michael
There has been recent press/hype about hack-ability of new cars that use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Media beat-up, panic or some merit? (http://au.pcmag.com/opinion/23312/security-experts-identify-20-most-hackable-cars) Would a pilotless aircraft be any less susceptible to been hacked? On the flip