Comments on: On auto-pilot: Planes and this blog http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=7005 By: larry http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-11757 larry Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:01:32 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-11757 Sound like a marveous idea provided that the automatic override can only be engaged with a signal that is verified. Sound like a marveous idea provided that the automatic override can only be engaged with a signal that is verified.

]]> By: Chi http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8891 Chi Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:26:52 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8891 Actually this makes it even worse in some cases. Imagine if some hacker took control over the ground side digital controls and "decided" to override the pilot. It's like the way the terrorists took over an airport in Die Hard 2 except now instead of taking control over the Air Tower and the landing systems, they can take direct control over the planes. Might not be such a good idea. Actually this makes it even worse in some cases. Imagine if some hacker took control over the ground side digital controls and “decided” to override the pilot.

It’s like the way the terrorists took over an airport in Die Hard 2 except now instead of taking control over the Air Tower and the landing systems, they can take direct control over the planes.

Might not be such a good idea.

]]> By: Carls http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8581 Carls Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:43:49 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8581 Harder to hijack? At least this means they don't have to scramble jets to shoot down the plane. Hard to forget that that's the alternative today. But it seems it might make it more likely that the threat to blow up the plane instead of landing in a sunny clime would be the more likely outcome. Harder to hijack? At least this means they don’t have to scramble jets to shoot down the plane. Hard to forget that that’s the alternative today.

But it seems it might make it more likely that the threat to blow up the plane instead of landing in a sunny clime would be the more likely outcome.

]]> By: David Ourisman http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8580 David Ourisman Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:39:29 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/03/15/on-auto-pilot-planes-and-this-blog/#comment-8580 The wisdom of the approach depends, of course, on the assumption that someone on the ground would not have the opportunity to maliciously take control of an aircraft in the air. The wisdom of the approach depends, of course, on the assumption that someone on the ground would not have the opportunity to maliciously take control of an aircraft in the air.

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