Would you...

• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  28 August 2010     15:4767619
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  Fly on a plane where there were no pilots and all control was handled by computer?
• Guest 640

  • Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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  28 August 2010     15:5367623
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  I would like several thousand others to try it first Sid and if they made it to New York or even short haul to Paris time after time...I might then weigh it up as a serious proposition. Interesting though this morning I heard on the news, a group of insurgent vehicles in Pakistan were 'taken out' by an unmanned American drone. So the technology is very much happening as we speak. Im assuming its roughly the same technology anyway. Drones are almost commonplace now.
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• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  28 August 2010     16:5867631
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  They are talking about unmanned London Underground trains I beleive....
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• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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  28 August 2010     17:1267633
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  The Docklands Light railway in London is unmanned.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  28 August 2010     17:3567639
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  Then I shall not use it. The answer, Sid, is no. No. NO. NOOOOOOOOOO
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  28 August 2010     17:4367643
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  I help build the one in the Docklands but do not let that put you off. Gatwick airport have one to
• Guest 657

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  28 August 2010     18:0567649
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  The Docklands railway is great. As for the plane I'd probably give it a try. I can actually fly a small plane so in an emergency I'd hope they would have a 'revert to pilot' switch!! Yes I know what you are all thinking, she can't cope with a computer but she can fly a plane....
  
  It's true, I've had fixed wing and helicopter flying lessons.
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