Avionics Precision increases risk

steve@waits.net (Stephen Waits) — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:05:10 -0500

Philip Greenspun has an interesting take on modern day avionics precision increasing collision risk.

Almost any other system would be safer. If you sent airplanes up to fly in random point-to-point paths, e.g., from Boston to Denver, they’d be less likely to encounter one another.

I do think the airway system may need revision. With an increase in ATC and general computing capacity, there’s little reason to keep an airway system. Going direct, or near direct is somehow in our future.

Via comp.risks.

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Avionics Precision increases risk