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Old 08-31-2011, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Technology-wise it's entirely possible right now if you're willing to spend huge amounts of money and accept a reduction in safety margins in those areas where human adaptability cannot be modeled by artificial intelligence (unforseen mechaniccal problems like Sioux City or the art of Wx avoidance using a radar and ATC hints).

For fiction you could go with 2025.
I was actually thinking about putting it at 2030 but I wasn't sure if that's too early. I'm surprised you didn't say 2125 for that matter.
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