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London City is the first major airport to control air traffic via a digital tower
Tech is firmly ingrained in air travel. From biometric boarding gates to parallel reality displays that beam custom messages, the process of catching a flight has changed dramatically in the past couple of decades. Now, a major technological breakthrough has been announced in the operation and management of air travel. London City Airport has hailed itself as the world's first major international airport to be able to fully control air traffic using a digital tower. (www.engadget.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Why did they do this? Is it safer? Is it cheaper? What's their reasoning for this?
That was my thought too. They still have to pay staff no matter what the location.
If all today's aviation systems were bound to fail, would you fly? Do you think that people who designed the system didn't think about links going down? What if power goes down in a regular tower? What if... what if... radar goes down in a busy terminal environment. That one I can answer having been there for quite a few years. But you don't really want to hear the answer...
the first halting stupid step in a newly revealed stupid idea, is a stupid step and a stupid idea.
I trust the eyes and reflexes of an experienced tower controller and a ground controller. No microchip computer program that some folks say is a good idea, an advancement, is either usually.
I trust the eyes and reflexes of an experienced tower controller and a ground controller. No microchip computer program that some folks say is a good idea, an advancement, is either usually.
Moral of the Story: Just because you can do something, doesn't mean that you should do it.
case in point" tesla self-driving autos. garmin self landing aircraft..
None of you disappointed, especially the guy who thinks Tesla autopilot is more dangerous than a human driver.
I look forward to the day the entire aviation ecosystem is automated and human error is removed.
I'm sure that will enrage you old timers.