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Old 12-15-2019, 10:00 PM   #71
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Your plane sounds amazingly efficient. Don't keep us guessing (Van's Aircraft)!?
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Can't be a Van's, none have 27 gallon capacity. At 20 USg only the RV12 has a capacity under 40.

Rans S-20?
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Old 12-15-2019, 11:49 PM   #72
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Can't be a Van's, none have 27 gallon capacity. At 20 USg only the RV12 has a capacity under 40.

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RV-14/14A has 50 US gal capacity.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/rv-14
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Old 12-16-2019, 12:48 AM   #73
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I discovered lane assist from this clip. Go to 8.00. I have no idea how other cars with lane assist behave.

Mom's lexus RX350 has LKA (Lane Keep Assist); under normal driving conditions (user having control of the gas, brake and steering) it will vibrate the wheel if it notices the car is hitting the extremities of the lane. Once you activate Cruise Control, it uses the same system plus the crash prevention system, proximity sensors and blind spot monitoring to mimic a "autonomous" driving experience; the system has been designed to beep and alert if no weight is discovered on the steering wheel after 15 seconds. Under cruise control mode I have seen the car try to keep itself centered in the lane and had no issues regardless of lighting conditions. The system is from 2017, I am pretty sure most of the newer systems do this better.

My FRS also has autopilot mode but not electronic, it just hugs the crown of the road and jesus takes the wheel for you.
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Old 12-16-2019, 07:27 AM   #74
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Your plane sounds amazingly efficient. Don't keep us guessing (Van's Aircraft)!?
Mostly it's more slow than efficient with its Lycoming 0-235-N2C! But it's mine and it fits most the flying I do. If I need something faster, I rent.

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I won't repost, but the answer is here in Random Thoughts if you want to look.
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Old 12-16-2019, 08:39 AM   #75
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The theory is crash prevention. The reality is we need a system- wide reset at full level 5 autonomy, but due to a number issues everywhere, it's just not fully feasible.

From the socioeconomic aspects of forcing everyone to abandon their cars and buy new ones, as well as the aspect of who really owns what-do we really need to own the vehicle anymore if it's just a pod? And if not, do we really need as many different brands of pod that currently exist?

There's also a number of legal hurdles currently dealing with "the trolley problem" of computer systems making life and death decisions.

By giving people level 2, 3, or 4 autonomy, automakers entirely sidestep all of the above problems, while also making the driver the responsible party, all while claiming 'progress' at the expense of driver engagement.

I'm not fully convinced i will see level 5 autonomy within my lifespan, simply due to the legal hurdles that are currently solved by making the driver the responsible party.

Ex: if a single 15 year old GM level 5 car has a software glitch and drives through a school, GM would be on the hook for significant damages. Multiply that risk by GM producing hundreds of thousands vehicles every year, and that is a huge liability. This is a scenario where i could more realistically see mfg's making vehicles a subscription or lease format, where vehicle ownership goes away so the mfg has better risk mitigation by only using 1-2 year old models throughout their available fleet.
Or instead of spending billions on pushing new technology onto consumers we could just make it significantly more difficult to obtain a drivers's license. And/or require annual testing of driver proficiency. Teach basic laws of physics. Make people actually test out their ABS and stability control systems in controlled environments. But heaven forbid the responsibility actually falls onto an individual.

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Old 12-16-2019, 09:38 AM   #76
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Or instead of spending billions on pushing new technology onto consumers we could just make it significantly more difficult to obtain a drivers's license. And/or require annual testing of driver proficiency. Teach basic laws of physics. Make people actually test out their ABS and stability control systems in controlled environments. But heaven forbid the responsibility actually falls onto an individual.

Driving isn't a right.
Understanding how and why things happen would not change anything. You can teach facts and data all day long it will not make people care. The US can't get people to learn cursive writing so how on earth do you expect them to understand physics? There are many hundreds of thousands that truly believe that the earth is flat.
As far as the arguments about the government forcing these things and raising costs go the same was said about seatbelts, airbags, antilock brakes, shatterproof glass, and probably even lights and turn signals. It is progress and will save more people than training ever will. In the overall scheme of the car manufacturing business the costs of these new items is not even a discernable blip.
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Old 12-16-2019, 10:52 AM   #77
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Mostly it's more slow than efficient with its Lycoming 0-235-N2C! But it's mine and it fits most the flying I do. If I need something faster, I rent.

Great looking plane! Like you said, impressive crosswind performance and I'd take it's climb rate over absolute speed here in the mountains any time. That would be a perfect weekend San Juan Island hopper for two. Have fun, good luck on your instrument rating.
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Old 12-16-2019, 11:51 AM   #78
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Understanding how and why things happen would not change anything. You can teach facts and data all day long it will not make people care. The US can't get people to learn cursive writing so how on earth do you expect them to understand physics? There are many hundreds of thousands that truly believe that the earth is flat.
As far as the arguments about the government forcing these things and raising costs go the same was said about seatbelts, airbags, antilock brakes, shatterproof glass, and probably even lights and turn signals. It is progress and will save more people than training ever will. In the overall scheme of the car manufacturing business the costs of these new items is not even a discernable blip.
Or we just get rid of cars altogether. That will prevent all car-related injuries.
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Old 12-16-2019, 01:07 PM   #79
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Or we just get rid of cars altogether. That will prevent all car-related injuries.
People can't walk these days either. I went to a busy mall over the weekend to pick up a gift I couldn't get online and was walked into 5 times in less than two hours because people were on their phones.

On the bright side, two of them were worth being walked into....
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People can't walk these days either. I went to a busy mall over the weekend to pick up a gift I couldn't get online and was walked into 5 times in less than two hours because people were on their phones.

On the bright side, two of them were worth being walked into....

You mean 'dark side'?
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You mean 'dark side'?
Mmmm....perhaps.
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People can't walk these days either. I went to a busy mall over the weekend to pick up a gift I couldn't get online and was walked into 5 times in less than two hours because people were on their phones.

On the bright side, two of them were worth being walked into....
My latest pet peeve. Whenever possible, I stop and watch them run into me. It's right up there with the gaggles of oncoming people that take up the whole hallway or sidewalk. I swear that it's deliberate passive aggression. People are assholes.
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Whenever possible, I stop and watch them run into me....
I can neither conform nor deny that I've done the same.
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