> It’s easy to write a program that will do this automatically without any human input. What if the plane is changing altitude? The problem becomes slightly har

> It’s easy to write a program that will do this automatically without any human input. What if the plane is changing altitude? The problem becomes slightly harder, but not too hard. It’s just a matter of figuring out how far to plan in advance. This reminds me to some extent of Basic Mechanisms in Fire Control Computers [1]. The whole thing is worth watching, but the link will take you to the point that I was reminded of. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4#t=612 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4#t=612