Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Would you go up with nobody in the cockpit?

Sure, whatever
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48%
No way in hell
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19%
Not even with a pilot (the JimC option)
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10%
Bacon
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Cheese
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No votes
Other (explain, please)
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24%
 
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Re: Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Post by maiforpeace » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:05 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
maiforpeace wrote:Yes.

I drove in a car with Zilla as the pilot, didn't I? :hehe:
Was I awake? :dunno:
Yes, but you were in the passenger seat!!! :{D
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Re: Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:16 pm

maiforpeace wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
maiforpeace wrote:Yes.

I drove in a car with Zilla as the pilot, didn't I? :hehe:
Was I awake? :dunno:
Yes, but you were in the passenger seat!!! :{D
So, Gawd was your co-pilot?
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Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:25 pm

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:30 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.
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Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:32 pm

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JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.
...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer. :tup:
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Post by FBM » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:39 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.
...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer. :tup:
And a test of how far rednecks bounce. :tup:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:41 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.
...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer. :tup:
...and of lung capacity. :gaah: :helpme:
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Post by Svartalf » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:08 pm

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That's the hole point of having a harem, innit?
At my age, the point is to go out with a bang. :hehe:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:14 pm

Svartalf wrote:Does that mean avoiding a straw death by getting murdered in an episode of domestic violence fuelled by wifely rivalities, or just making sure there's plenty suttee fuel for your funeral pyre?
Never saw the point in suttee, such a waste. But I would like a Custer death. :hehe:
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Post by Seabass » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:32 pm

Fuck no! I want an actual human pilot, self-preservation instinct and all, up in that plane with me. That motherfucker needs to be fully aware that if that plane goes down, he goes down with it, so that he does everything in his power to ensure every flight ends with a safe landing.
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Re: Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Post by klr » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:57 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous. :nervous:
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Post by FBM » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:49 pm

Seabass wrote:Fuck no! I want an actual human pilot, self-preservation instinct and all, up in that plane with me. That motherfucker needs to be fully aware that if that plane goes down, he goes down with it, so that he does everything in his power to ensure every flight ends with a safe landing.
That crossed my mind, too. When the pilot and co-pilot know they'll be the first ones to meet the ground...I dunno, that makes me have a little more confidence in their committment to a safe landing. If it's controlled by somebody sitting on the ground with a PS2 controller, they might just have the attitude, 'Oh, well. Whatever. Respawn.'
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Post by amused » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:54 pm

klr wrote:As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous. :nervous:
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Re: Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:56 pm

klr wrote:
JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.
As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous. :nervous:
I see Terminator - Rise of the Machines was on telly again tonight.
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Re: Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

Post by FBM » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:24 am

I'm thinking that in the future, winning a WoW competition could very well be rewarded with a commercial pilot's license. :levi:
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