Dr dre
I think one of the bonuses of automation is that due to the step change in systems required, we may actually require a lot less infrastructure. Good time to bin ILS/VOR/NDB entirely. They are just not required anymore. There is plenty of tech around that made them obsolete long ago, it just requires certification which is expensive.
I read with interest your "at least a century"
I'm sure that you came to that figure from careful analysis of Moore's law, the pace of change of technology in aviation etc, but some on here might think you just pulled it out of your @rse.
Last edited by Tourist; 6th Dec 2014 at 21:02.