Comments on: Flight School Air: Some early thoughts http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ATC http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-25343 ATC Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:36:30 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-25343 It's interesting. Can you imagine the nightmare it will create for air traffic control though? It’s interesting. Can you imagine the nightmare it will create for air traffic control though?

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 JP Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:40:17 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1339 Sounds reasonable to me. But it is more than first-mile last-mile, information processes for communications, navigation and surveillance has to move from hub-and-spoke to person- and aircraft-centric, with P2P models as appropriate. Sounds reasonable to me. But it is more than first-mile last-mile, information processes for communications, navigation and surveillance has to move from hub-and-spoke to person- and aircraft-centric, with P2P models as appropriate.

]]> By: Dominic Sayers http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Dominic Sayers Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:51:53 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1331 I have a small number of strongly-held political beliefs, and one is that tax should be levied on aviation fuel on the same basis that it is for railway fuel. At the moment we have the ridiculous situation where an economy-class flight nearly always costs less than the equivalent railway journey. Creating a level playing field would increase the amount of revenue available to the railway industry to create the infrastructure necessary to make the service more useful in the sort of contexts you are talking about. At the moment they are hamstrung by paying an unhypothecated tax that cannot for populist political reasons be invested in railway infrastructure. This applies in the US as well as the UK. Most car journeys (or air taxi journeys for that matter) use well-worn routes. It is only the last mile that needs to be disaggregated. I have a small number of strongly-held political beliefs, and one is that tax should be levied on aviation fuel on the same basis that it is for railway fuel. At the moment we have the ridiculous situation where an economy-class flight nearly always costs less than the equivalent railway journey.

Creating a level playing field would increase the amount of revenue available to the railway industry to create the infrastructure necessary to make the service more useful in the sort of contexts you are talking about. At the moment they are hamstrung by paying an unhypothecated tax that cannot for populist political reasons be invested in railway infrastructure.

This applies in the US as well as the UK. Most car journeys (or air taxi journeys for that matter) use well-worn routes. It is only the last mile that needs to be disaggregated.

]]> By: Kris Tuttle http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Kris Tuttle Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:24:16 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1177 It's been an interesting area starting a few years ago with the design of business taxi jets sporting motors that were field replacable units. At the time the cost estimate as $760K and now the plane is delivered at a cost of about $1.5M but still cheap in comparison to existing choices. A collegue of mine from the software days, Rick Adam, moved into this area and is one of the CEOs presenting at the event. I wanted to go but had to miss it. If you talk with Rick tell him I said hello! It’s been an interesting area starting a few years ago with the design of business taxi jets sporting motors that were field replacable units. At the time the cost estimate as $760K and now the plane is delivered at a cost of about $1.5M but still cheap in comparison to existing choices.

A collegue of mine from the software days, Rick Adam, moved into this area and is one of the CEOs presenting at the event. I wanted to go but had to miss it. If you talk with Rick tell him I said hello!

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 JP Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:38:17 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1139 Agree with both comments. Sure the Web will reduce the need for contractual air travel, but relational and conversational travel must continue. We have to manage our emissions, perhaps over time do away with them altogether for transportation-related aspects. But emissions we will have and we will continue to have them. If emissions become a gating factor for air taxis, then that is the problem to solve. Not banning air taxis. I also think markets find better and better ways to solve problems when there is an expectation of volume, of liquidity. Steve, thanks for the Zippy model reference, I will look into it. Agree with both comments.

Sure the Web will reduce the need for contractual air travel, but relational and conversational travel must continue. We have to manage our emissions, perhaps over time do away with them altogether for transportation-related aspects. But emissions we will have and we will continue to have them.

If emissions become a gating factor for air taxis, then that is the problem to solve. Not banning air taxis.

I also think markets find better and better ways to solve problems when there is an expectation of volume, of liquidity.

Steve, thanks for the Zippy model reference, I will look into it.

]]> By: steve epstein http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 steve epstein Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:26:10 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1125 I think the zip car or Zippy (?) car rental model needs to be tweaked for this....social networking meets 2.0 CRM and 2.0 ERP all at the same time....Steve Epstein I think the zip car or Zippy (?) car rental model needs to be tweaked for this….social networking meets 2.0 CRM and 2.0 ERP all at the same time….Steve Epstein

]]> By: YGG http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 YGG Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:13:09 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/06/17/flight-school-air-some-early-thoughts/#comment-1097 Another big difference is : the Web (as far as I know) doesn't contribute to climate change -planes do. In a way, the Web could (already does) contribute to diminishing air traffic; which is (going to be) eventually necessary (greenhouse gas emissions, peak oil, etc.).Isn't it? Another big difference is : the Web (as far as I know) doesn’t contribute to climate change -planes do.
In a way, the Web could (already does) contribute to diminishing air traffic; which is (going to be) eventually necessary (greenhouse gas emissions, peak oil, etc.).Isn’t it?

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