Pilotless airplanes. Would you fly in one?

[maiforpeace]

Yes.

I drove in a car with Zilla as the pilot, didn't I?

Was I awake?

Yes, but you were in the passenger seat!!!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yes.

I drove in a car with Zilla as the pilot, didn't I?

Was I awake?

Yes, but you were in the passenger seat!!!

So, Gawd was your co-pilot?

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.

...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer.

[FBM]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.

...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer.

And a test of how far rednecks bounce.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

We could test it in the Bible Belt. If anything went wrong there would be very little loss.

...It would also be a good test of the power of prayer.

...and of lung capacity.

[Svartalf]

You have a really nice Mrs. leading you already...

Still slots open in my harem.

That's the hole point of having a harem, innit?

At my age, the point is to go out with a bang.

Does that mean avoiding a straw death by getting murdered in an episode of domestic violence fuelled by wifely rivalities, or just making sure there's plenty suttee fuel for your funeral pyre?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Does that mean avoiding a straw death by getting murdered in an episode of domestic violence fuelled by wifely rivalities, or just making sure there's plenty suttee fuel for your funeral pyre?

Never saw the point in suttee, such a waste. But I would like a Custer death.

[Seabass]

Fuck no! I want an actual human pilot, self-preservation instinct and all, up in that plane with me. That motherfucker needs to be fully aware that if that plane goes down, he goes down with it, so that he does everything in his power to ensure every flight ends with a safe landing.

[klr]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous.

[FBM]

Fuck no! I want an actual human pilot, self-preservation instinct and all, up in that plane with me. That motherfucker needs to be fully aware that if that plane goes down, he goes down with it, so that he does everything in his power to ensure every flight ends with a safe landing.

That crossed my mind, too. When the pilot and co-pilot know they'll be the first ones to meet the ground...I dunno, that makes me have a little more confidence in their committment to a safe landing. If it's controlled by somebody sitting on the ground with a PS2 controller, they might just have the attitude, 'Oh, well. Whatever. Respawn.'

[amused]

As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

I might as long as the technology had been used without incident for some time.

As in many things, the military is (like it or not) leading the way here with UAVs. These are still mostly remotely operated, but the real fun will start when they become partly or completely autonomous.

I see Terminator - Rise of the Machines was on telly again tonight.
Jus' sayin'.

[FBM]

I'm thinking that in the future, winning a WoW competition could very well be rewarded with a commercial pilot's license.