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Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned Commercial Flight

Posted June 10, 2010 11:14 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

The Federal Aviation Administration wants you to fly the robot-friendly skies, 1but the regulatory overseer has more than a few challenges to overcome before it can extend that invitation in earnest. The FAA today announced it has added a research project aimed at figuring out exactly how the U.S. can safely fold unmanned aircraft into its national infrastructure and eventually the airspace it governs.

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Re: Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned Commercial Flight

06/10/2010 12:48 PM

And why not?

The airlines (in some cases with the FAA's help) have done everything in their power to discourage passengers from flying. Might as well take pilots out of the equation too.

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Re: Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned Commercial Flight

06/10/2010 7:30 PM

Fact is, planes don't need pilots to go "ramp to ramp" from one destination to another.

There are planes in service today that can do that.

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Re: Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned Commercial Flight

06/12/2010 8:02 AM

A terrorist's delight!

Now they don't have to learn how to fly a plane. just hack into the airline's system in the comfort of their cave, and voila! any target, anywhere.

I wouldn't ride any of such planes, even if it paid me to do it.

What a brilliant idea...

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