Well, it's already happening, and most airline pilots and military pilots assumed it eventually would. Pilots are being replaced by unmanned aerial vehicles. And this makes sense because even though flying aircraft requires a lot of skill, we also have the capability of programming computer systems to do the same thing, and in many cases they can do it better. Okay so let's go and talk about this for a moment, and I'd like to address the future of autonomous aircraft at air shows and air races.
To start, flying aerobatics is dangerous, it's also very taxing on the body, heart, and on the aircraft, and accidents do occur. Anyone who's been involved in aviation over the years has most likely had friends who were killed doing aerobatics. I have had several acquaintances, and a couple of close friends who have died this way. Yes, I've also reasoned that they died doing something they loved, but that doesn't make it more tragic.
I can remember when I was younger I used a race motorcycles, and every once in a while I would hear of a friend to was involved in an accident and was either paralyzed, or had perished. This often happened while they were racing around the canyons, or perhaps, at the racetrack during practice, or during a sponsored race. No, that doesn't stop the most competitive amongst us from wishing to compete, even if it might often challenge our belief system of our own mortality doing such events.
Now then, when it comes to air shows in air races, they are far too dangerous, and any time you are low the ground during such maneuvers things can happen, and one mistake will eat your lunch. Therefore, I do expect that autonomous aircraft in air shows will occur in the future, and I also expect that air races will also include autonomous classes and categories, where robotic aircraft race against other robotic aircraft. Of course, this also will bring out the competitive spirit of mankind, and pilots will wish to compete against the machines.
Can an air race pilot compete and win against a machine? I believe so, because humans will take risks that computer algorithms will not allow the artificial intelligent system to do. However, this begs the question; if the competitiveness of the human will jeopardize the safety of the event, then we need to re-think things. Having the bragging rights of winning against a machine is worthy just as some chess champions have beaten the artificial intelligent chess playing machines. But is that enough?
It seems that the machines had the advantage, but so far humans can most likely still meet them. But that's not going to the last forever, so if you are going to race an airplane or do aerobatics in competition against autonomous aircraft, you better get busy, compete, and win while you still can. Please consider all this and think on it.
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To start, flying aerobatics is dangerous, it's also very taxing on the body, heart, and on the aircraft, and accidents do occur. Anyone who's been involved in aviation over the years has most likely had friends who were killed doing aerobatics. I have had several acquaintances, and a couple of close friends who have died this way. Yes, I've also reasoned that they died doing something they loved, but that doesn't make it more tragic.
I can remember when I was younger I used a race motorcycles, and every once in a while I would hear of a friend to was involved in an accident and was either paralyzed, or had perished. This often happened while they were racing around the canyons, or perhaps, at the racetrack during practice, or during a sponsored race. No, that doesn't stop the most competitive amongst us from wishing to compete, even if it might often challenge our belief system of our own mortality doing such events.
Now then, when it comes to air shows in air races, they are far too dangerous, and any time you are low the ground during such maneuvers things can happen, and one mistake will eat your lunch. Therefore, I do expect that autonomous aircraft in air shows will occur in the future, and I also expect that air races will also include autonomous classes and categories, where robotic aircraft race against other robotic aircraft. Of course, this also will bring out the competitive spirit of mankind, and pilots will wish to compete against the machines.
Can an air race pilot compete and win against a machine? I believe so, because humans will take risks that computer algorithms will not allow the artificial intelligent system to do. However, this begs the question; if the competitiveness of the human will jeopardize the safety of the event, then we need to re-think things. Having the bragging rights of winning against a machine is worthy just as some chess champions have beaten the artificial intelligent chess playing machines. But is that enough?
It seems that the machines had the advantage, but so far humans can most likely still meet them. But that's not going to the last forever, so if you are going to race an airplane or do aerobatics in competition against autonomous aircraft, you better get busy, compete, and win while you still can. Please consider all this and think on it.
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