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I see obvious safety issues with relying on text messages for aircraft communications, notably situational awareness.

• TheSoftwareGuy 7y ago
  You could maybe have a speech synthesizer on the other end?
• Karrot_Kream 7y ago
  Have a digital frequency for routine communication: like authorization to taxi, take off, clearances, flight plans, pattern requests, confirmations, and traffic. Keep an analog frequency for communicating through emergencies (kind of like Guard).
  • bencoder 7y ago
    Sometimes dangerous situations are averted by pilots realising the controller had made an error, like clearing a plane to cross a runway while another is taking off [0] This kind of thing might be much harder to catch if clearances are given in text, or even impossible if they are routed only to the specific aircraft. [0] https://youtu.be/w9lXcDYTg3Q https://youtu.be/w9lXcDYTg3Q