RatRace Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 or at least of those who fly the tubes or whatever you call them. Perhaps old news, but Boeing studies pilotless planes as it ponders next jetliner Boeing Co is looking ahead to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world's biggest plane maker said in a briefing ahead of the Paris Airshow. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-airshow-autonomous-idUSKBN18Z12M So now at least we know what the NexGen Flight Simulator will look like. We start up the program, and spend the rest of the time sitting in the back as a passenger, while the whole thing flies itself. Pretty sure that some of you are already doing that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Yep, all you need is "It's your plane"! Michelle will fly the whole dang flight without you! ;) Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 On the contrary. I didn't read the article, but wouldn't this be like piloting a drone? And if so you still have to sit in front of a computer and pilot the thing. But as AI emerges within say the next 50 years, expect to see a lot of things automated. I think it will mostly start from the shipping industry and industrial sector. OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaashaas Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 AI is the future. We'd better re-educate ourselves now. Or retire early, which sounds quite attractive if you ask me. :-) Grtz., Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabe5454 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I wouldn't worry about it. The future has never been linear. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYflight Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 So now at least we know what the NexGen Flight Simulator will look like. :) (giggles) Seriously though. Please don't underestimate Stephen Borick and his hard-working NGIS team! They will no doubt have some novel ideas up their sleeves to ensure that the NexGen FlightSim will appeal to the public, even without human pilots being at the controls .... . . http://images.radiotimes.com/uploads/images/original/104489.jpg?quality=60&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick_Cantu Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 We start up the program, and spend the rest of the time sitting in the back as a passenger, while the whole thing flies itself. How is that different from what the average NGX driver does now? ;) My name is Erick Westbrook-Cantu. I used to make flightsim addons. I may or may not endorse this message. I do, however, fully endorse Marshall amplifiers, Gibson guitars, and Tama drums."This town is a dump. I'm never going to Las Vegas again." -Adam Donald Stanger: 1986-2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRace Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 http://images.radiotimes.com/uploads/images/original/104489.jpg?quality=60&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv :D Reminds me of that age-old joke, about a pilot and a dog in an airplane. The dog is there to bite the pilot if the man so much as tries to touch the controls; the pilot's one remaining job is to feed the dog. So old that only those who are new to the aviation industry laugh when hearing it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatGeo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Lol, he needs to work on the opposable thumbs maneuver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan_Dees Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 They said it 10 years ago, 20 years ago and 30 years ago.. wil not happen for a looooong time. Self Proclaimed Captain https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?1797-An-Interview-With-Johan-Dees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 AI is the future. We'd better re-educate ourselves now. Or retire early, which sounds quite attractive if you ask me. :-) Grtz., Hans No amount of re-education or training will be able to compensate for the number of jobs that will be automated, no matter how much "new jobs will be created" spin by the corporates and futurists. It's a hot topic at think tanks and research organizations around the world: what will people do, what will society become, when human beings are no longer required for most jobs? One report projects that 83% of workers earning less than $20 an hour will be replaced by an AI system, and sooner than we think. "There goes our hobby" ... more like "there goes meaningful work and careers for millions, billions of people!" Has my basic income deposit arrived yet? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaashaas Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Well by all means don't re-educate then! More chances for me! ;-) Grtz., Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 They said all this when the industrial revolution was under way. Back then it was a farm community. Point is, life, huh, finds a way. OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRace Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 They said all this when the industrial revolution was under way. Back then it was a farm community. Point is, life, huh, finds a way. Exactly, I recall hunter-gatherers saying the exact same thing when the first farmers started to settle :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabe5454 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Exactly, I recall hunter-gatherers saying the exact same thing when the first farmers started to settle :D How old are you? There goes Methuselah's record. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I get the creeps thinking about self-driving cars, let alone self-flying, no-pilots-aboard airliners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbauder Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I get the creeps thinking about self-driving cars, let alone self-flying, no-pilots-aboard airliners. I'm with you. I'm not fond of the thought of sitting in seat 50F while a robot navigates around thunderstorms over the Equator, perhaps without much thought of what our fuel state will look like by the time we reach our destination far down in South America, for example. I'm probably young enough to own a self driving car at some point, but maybe not the self driving plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjohnston Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Siri, fly me to JFK. Spent way too much time using these sims... FS 5.1, FS-98, FS-2000, FS-2002, FS-2004, FSX, Flight, FSW, P3Dv3, P3Dv4, MSFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 "I did not understand. Did you mean play the song Fly Me To The Moon?" OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 'Did you mean: Jay, Vermont .... or .... Kay County, Oklahoma? i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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