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I am a pilot (for the last decade) and i've sat in self driving cars (multiple companies/types) as they "self-drive". My comment was so short because honestly

I am a pilot (for the last decade) and i've sat in self driving cars (multiple companies/types) as they "self-drive". My comment was so short because honestly i am shocked and terrified that someone could be serious about this. As soon as I regroup and get new underwear, i'll write more.

ghoward 5y ago
Wannabe pilot here (15 hours in R22's). What do you fly?
- dmitrygr 5y ago
  Flew a citation jet a few times and the TBM a few. But they are too expensive to buy. I own an SR22 for when I have somewhere to go and a C-150 for when I do not. Took a few lessons in a heli, but given the fun failure modes, I only get into one now while i wear a parachute, keep my hand on the reserve handle, and only if the door is off and i can jump out to safety quickly.
  - ghoward 5y ago
    I don't blame you. I personally think that helicopters are inherently dangerous. The only reason I feel comfortable is because, until I will be able to handle one myself, I am flying with instructors who I trust completely.
dang 5y ago
That's interesting! If you'd be willing to post something detailed that draws on your experience in this area, it would be a valuable contribution. Incidentally, it's rather common for people with experience on a topic to post shallow dismissals. When a point is obvious from your experience, the only thing that really needs to be said (from your private perspective) is the obvious point. You already have access to your experience and don't need to write it all out. But it's totally different from the reader's point of view. The rest of us don't have access to your experience, so we need you to fill in the details in order to reach the same conclusion as you. Otherwise the obvious (to you) point comes across as arbitrary and dismissive. It's indistinguishable from a low-value putdown by a commenter who actually doesn't have experience with the topic. Of course, it takes more time to 'show your work' and walk the reader step by step to the conclusion. But that's what makes the difference between a valuable contribution and a negative one. Comments in the shallow format damage the forum because they encourage people who actually don't know anything to post in the same manner.
- dmitrygr 5y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28995347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28995347 :)

ghoward 5y ago

Wannabe pilot here (15 hours in R22's). What do you fly?

dmitrygr 5y ago
Flew a citation jet a few times and the TBM a few. But they are too expensive to buy. I own an SR22 for when I have somewhere to go and a C-150 for when I do not. Took a few lessons in a heli, but given the fun failure modes, I only get into one now while i wear a parachute, keep my hand on the reserve handle, and only if the door is off and i can jump out to safety quickly.
- ghoward 5y ago
  I don't blame you. I personally think that helicopters are inherently dangerous. The only reason I feel comfortable is because, until I will be able to handle one myself, I am flying with instructors who I trust completely.

dang 5y ago

That's interesting! If you'd be willing to post something detailed that draws on your experience in this area, it would be a valuable contribution. Incidentally, it's rather common for people with experience on a topic to post shallow dismissals. When a point is obvious from your experience, the only thing that really needs to be said (from your private perspective) is the obvious point. You already have access to your experience and don't need to write it all out. But it's totally different from the reader's point of view. The rest of us don't have access to your experience, so we need you to fill in the details in order to reach the same conclusion as you. Otherwise the obvious (to you) point comes across as arbitrary and dismissive. It's indistinguishable from a low-value putdown by a commenter who actually doesn't have experience with the topic. Of course, it takes more time to 'show your work' and walk the reader step by step to the conclusion. But that's what makes the difference between a valuable contribution and a negative one. Comments in the shallow format damage the forum because they encourage people who actually don't know anything to post in the same manner.

dmitrygr 5y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28995347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28995347 :)