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Post #217,454 by mmoffitt 8/4/05 12:05:04 PM Reply	Here's a couple. The hub and spoke system consisting of a handful of major air carriers servicing only the largest of the country\ufffds airports is at or near saturation. Travel delays are costing the US economy hundreds of millions of dollars in lost time and revenue. To address this problem, NASA has conceived of the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS). This system is envisioned to use a combination of technologies in an attempt to create a set of small (4 \ufffd 10 passenger) aircraft and associated systems capable of providing efficient, economical air travel to the nation\ufffds smaller, under-utilized airports. [link\|http://www.airborneinternet.com/Docs/Zernic&Schmidt.htm\|http://www.airbornei...ernic&Schmidt.htm] [link\|http://ncam-sats.org/\|http://ncam-sats.org/] [link\|http://sats.larc.nasa.gov/overview_sats.html\|http://sats.larc.nas...verview_sats.html] I don't know, the whole idea of an "airborne internet" directing traffic is a little frightening to me ;0) Was just wondering what the potential passenger base thought. bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #217,502 by bepatient 8/4/05 3:01:19 PM Reply	I know there's support for this However, its so far from realization that its not being counted on in any planning. There's more interest in ensuring FAA gets major airport facilities better outfitted for radar and flight control systems. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #217,549 by mmoffitt 8/4/05 5:13:16 PM Reply	I don't think its that far off. The whole shooting match yes. But there is movement even here in Indiana. GA is dying and we're losing small airports at the rate of just over 1 per week. SATS is viewed by a significant number of folks as the best way to save small airports. Even at our little country airport SATS people came to an Aviation Board meeting for a presentation. But what do I know? To demonstrate how little I know about bidness-think, on 9/11/2001 I was a student pilot (I was in the air when it happened and had to literally be flagged down because the airplane I was in had the radio out for repairs) I thought sure the Air Taxi business would take off. I didn't think bidness men wanted to spend 4 hours in an airport for a 3 hour flight (2 hours pre-board on both ends). Clearly, that didn't happen. I'd love to see SATS take off because I have a vested interest in aviation. Thanks for your perspective. bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell

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