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Wait, cannot they make piloting Cessna 152s as easy as flying a drone? Sounds like a good first milestone before up-scaling it to jet engines.

okwubodu 5y ago
I have a feeling they just want to make cool jetpacks. Honestly I can't blame them.
- jkestner 5y ago
  It's an MVP. Eventually they'll work their way to inventing the airplane.
ceejayoz 5y ago
Yes, they can. It'll cost more than the C152 is worth, but Garmin has a "press button to land plane" emergency feature recently approved by the FAA. It'll even announce itself to the relevant air traffic control frequencies. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/11/this-system-from-garmin-can-land-a-private-plane-when-your-pilot-cant/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/11/this-system-from-garmin... > Simultaneously, Autoland analyzes terrain, weather, and nearby airports to determine the optimal airport for landing given the specific aircraft's available fuel and performance characteristics, winds, runway length, and a host of other factors. As the airplane descends, Autoland controls speed, altitude and flight path and manages throttles, flaps, cabin pressurization, and more. > Air traffic controllers are informed of the system's landing destination choice and clear traffic as they would with a human-flown emergency. On final approach, Autoland lowers the gear, flares the airplane, and brings it to a stop with automatic braking. Audible instructions for exiting the airplane then play. The real-life demo is pretty impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ruFmgTpqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ruFmgTpqA
- consumer451 5y ago
  Maybe even cooler, in the sense of being interesting, is a European startup which is in the process of getting the first neural net certified by the FAA. https://daedalean.ai/ https://daedalean.ai/
  - RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
    If there is ever a spin-off company, Icarean, definitely avoid it.
user-the-name 5y ago
Almost completely unrelated problem.

okwubodu 5y ago

I have a feeling they just want to make cool jetpacks. Honestly I can't blame them.

jkestner 5y ago
It's an MVP. Eventually they'll work their way to inventing the airplane.

ceejayoz 5y ago

Yes, they can. It'll cost more than the C152 is worth, but Garmin has a "press button to land plane" emergency feature recently approved by the FAA. It'll even announce itself to the relevant air traffic control frequencies. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/11/this-system-from-garmin-can-land-a-private-plane-when-your-pilot-cant/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/11/this-system-from-garmin... > Simultaneously, Autoland analyzes terrain, weather, and nearby airports to determine the optimal airport for landing given the specific aircraft's available fuel and performance characteristics, winds, runway length, and a host of other factors. As the airplane descends, Autoland controls speed, altitude and flight path and manages throttles, flaps, cabin pressurization, and more. > Air traffic controllers are informed of the system's landing destination choice and clear traffic as they would with a human-flown emergency. On final approach, Autoland lowers the gear, flares the airplane, and brings it to a stop with automatic braking. Audible instructions for exiting the airplane then play. The real-life demo is pretty impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ruFmgTpqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ruFmgTpqA

consumer451 5y ago
Maybe even cooler, in the sense of being interesting, is a European startup which is in the process of getting the first neural net certified by the FAA. https://daedalean.ai/ https://daedalean.ai/
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
  If there is ever a spin-off company, Icarean, definitely avoid it.

user-the-name 5y ago

Almost completely unrelated problem.