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0 pointstoomuchtodo1y ago0 comments

A collaboration between the US Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy. Lots of solid engineering out of Oak Ridge, Argonne, Sandia Labs. Make it a system owned and operated by the FAA.

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tengbretson1y ago

> Lots of solid engineering out of Oak Ridge, Argonne, Sandia Labs.

Researchers and academics are quite possibly the last people on earth I would ask to deliver safety-critical software.

labster1y ago

Researchers and academics did pretty well on weather models, which are much more important to safety than aviation software, because you can’t just disable severe weather for a few days.

wenc1y ago

Weather forecasting is a science problem.

Flight codes -- and making sure they don't break systems -- is a software engineering problem.

Different skillsets. I know folks who work at national labs. They have neither the skillset nor the interest to do this kind of work. (I am a researcher)

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bollu1y ago

I am curious why you feel that way.

FireBeyond1y ago

I'm sure every other country on earth will approve of that. This needs to come from IATA, not the FAA.

toomuchtodoOP1y ago

I don’t have a strong opinion as to which org owns it, as long as it is a neutral non for profit party or other consortium arrangement. IATA did not immediately come to mind, so I appreciate the correction. Upvoted!

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