Originally Posted by
ZOOKER
Why is there this mad compulsion in ATC to move away from direct voice communication to typing messages on keyboards?
Quite simply ZOOKER its the future or an incarnation of it will be. Remove the human and you will remove a significant number of errors. The ability to connect the aircraft FMS directly with the ATC system to send and receive request/clearances and offer optimum cruise levels / directs / speed profiles will be beyond the ability of even the best controllers in the not too distant future. Yes it will put many people out of jobs but we drive cars these days that don't require someone to walk in front of them with a flag, who'd go back to that!!??