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Old 07-16-2019, 04:49 PM   #21 (permalink)
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How did you know about that?

I had the idea while waiting for a delayed tug to push us back from the gate. The whole process takes longer than necessary for such a routine task. Then we have to wait a moment for engines to start and come up to operating parameters before we get underway taxiing.

My other idea was autonomous ground robots that shuffle planes around, but then that would double the amount of driving traffic on the taxiway. It would eliminate accidents caused by encroaching on a runway in use though, and since it's automated, tighter time and spacing tolerances can be maintained.

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