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> Something like this for big planes would save massive amounts of fuel, because algorithms could be used to match flight patterns with weather maps to get a ta
by cjrp 9y ago
> Something like this for big planes would save massive amounts of fuel, because algorithms could be used to match flight patterns with weather maps to get a tailwind or uplift
Flight planners already do this manually for airlines, when creating flight plans
- iamdave 9y agoYup. My housemate works for Southwest Airlines as a Flight Dispatcher, and evidently it's a career path that's in need of workers. https://www.sheffield.com/articles/aircraft-dispatcher https://www.sheffield.com/articles/aircraft-dispatcher
- UncleEntity 9y agoOr, conversely, an AI based startup idea...