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    >>     of replacing everything. Lots of airports are SUPER   
    >>     busy now, above cap. Can't just shut Reagan or Atlanta   
    >>     or LaGuardia for a couple of months (best case) during   
    >>     the change.   
    >>   
    >>     ALSO have to TRAIN people - old AND the newer nerdy set -   
    >>     to USE the new stuff and use it WELL. Lots of people   
    >>     otherwise die flaming deaths that'll be on every news   
    >>     channel. Investigations, Congressional scapegoat squads,   
    >>     screaming mobs holding up posters of their dead relatives -   
    >>     UGLY !   
    >>   
    >>     Maybe I should have promoted that half-point ...   
    >>   
    >>     This IS almost a case of where "AI" should be 90% running   
    >>     the show - humans being the emergency backup/overseers.   
    >>     Handling THAT many fast objects moving in 3-D.   
    >>   
    >>     "The vectors are weaving, eternities loom"   
    >>   
    >>     Hmmmm .... Elon has a big AI plant, doesn't he ?  :-)   
    >>   
    > I used to travel all over the USA on biz and have had my share of almost   
    > disasters.   
    > A landing in Atlanta skidded all over the runway due to ice, fish tailed   
    > and everything in the plane went flying all over the place.   
    > I thought I was going to die.   
    >   
    > Several aborted landings at LAG where the plans didn't have enough   
   runway to   
    > to stop.   
    > A near collision over Philly airport where another plans came so   
   close I could   
    > see the passengers inside.   
    >   
    > These days I refuse to fly.   
    >   
    >   
    > As for the FAA, the problem is that they spec a computer system and   
   then test it   
    > for years before they bring it online and by then the system is   
   already obsolete.   
      
      
      Well, given the current picture, even ONLY a decade   
      out of date would STILL be a huge improvement !  :-)   
      
      Alas the fixes are needed kinda NOW - within a year   
      or two. Time for the old approach has RUN OUT.   
      
      And no, I'd never fly commercial these days. Not   
      only is the system totally fucked but the PEOPLE   
      on the planes are totally NUTS too. Gen-Z+ cannot   
      even sit in a comfy seat for a couple of hours   
      without going insane.   
      
      Maybe trains ......   
      
      Hey, I've done Greyhound in the past, not too   
      proud for that  :-)   
      
      However, in a serious pinch, private jets. In   
      some cases you can book 'dead-head' space on   
      those ... going to Vegas or whatever to pick   
      up The Boss. There are booking sites.   
      
      Some guy has one of those super-cool 2-seater   
      mini-jets ... I've seen it in a local hanger.   
      Wonder if he's got a commercial license ?   
      
      (note, if you see duplicate responses it's   
      because I'm getting provider problems of late   
      and multiple reposts are sometimes necessary)   
      
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