Jose wrote in news_eOg.1080$GR.560
@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net:

All this techology that Evans is talking about will not generate
profits
for anyone except a small number of technology companies.

... but the tracking ability of some of the proposed (and possible)
technologies would benefit more than just the tech companies.
Government would love to get this kind of information on us, and we'd
gladly surrender it in exchange for shorter lines (which, like
"commercial free TV", is a chimera).

Those in government can then use this to increase their own power and
wealth.

But everything in government either happens faster than anyone can notice,
or takes an extra, extra, extra long time. And it's only been about 10
years since the technology has been mainstream, so it will not happen for
another 10 years at least.

The article starts off with a set of claims that is completely
ridiculous
("... commuter pilots who fly the plane from a home office")


Well, while I don't believe this will come to pass (for many reasons) it
is certainly not beyond the pale. UAVs are being deployed right now,
even when they are not appropriate (IMHO) ways of accomplishing the
stated tasks. I don't know how much of a factor pilot salaries are in
commercial aviation (I suspect gas costs far more than pilots) but I do
not for a moment think that this kind of technology (UAV) is impossible
to shove down our throats. But it will be an evolution, and we will
barely know what is happening. Hopefully we'll all be at a much higher
flight level by then.

Technically it's not a problem, but politically it's too "scary" to way
too many political groups, including the AOPA (they're already complaining
about UAVs!)

The upside isn't there for enough people to create any momentum behind it.