Originally Posted by
Googlebug
Iv heard the issue right now with ground slaved systems is the availability of secured bandwidth. But who knows it may be cost effective in the future to send up your own secure sat com system.
SpaceX are looking into it, global very high bandwidth internet.
If anyone thinks AI and neural networks will be the answer in the future, can someone please explain how they think a system that is learning and adapting continuously will meet the regulatory requirement for certification? Every new scenario effectively modifies the software. Not exactly certifiable. With these systems the law of unintended consequences comes into play even for mature systems (skynet anyone?
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Can see single pilot ops though at some stage, or reduction to two pilots for augmented crew operations in the future, even perhaps no one in either seat for the cruise. Will take a significant step forward to move to single pilot ops due to the human factor. Group decision making and initiative cannot be replicated for a start. And I'd like to see an automated system respond to the literally billions of combinations of certified responses to multiple unrelated emergencies, similar to the ua232 crash years ago and the quantas a380 emergency. Unless you are content to accept that all passengers can be written off in such an event. I really don't think fare going passengers will be happy for this additional risk on the basis of a 5% cut in fare for a flight.