http://dir.salon.com/topics/ask_the_pilot/?source=rss&aim=/topics/ask_the_pilot/ Salon Stories by Category en-us Copyright 2010 Salon.com. http://images.salon.com/src/rdf_salonlogo.gif http://dir.salon.com/topics/ask_the_pilot/?source=rss&aim=/topics/ask_the_pilot/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST Who's flying this thing? Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/19/askthepilot342/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/19/askthepilot342/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/19/askthepilot342/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithIt's time to put to rest the idea that planes fly themselves. And who wants a pilotless jetliner anyway? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f65FJm0bl3o_RxO_rqDKeehT5Pk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f65FJm0bl3o_RxO_rqDKeehT5Pk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f65FJm0bl3o_RxO_rqDKeehT5Pk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f65FJm0bl3o_RxO_rqDKeehT5Pk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/ask_the_pilot/~4/TW4Fa-Vd8gs" height="1" width="1"/> Ask the pilot Patrick Smith Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/12/askthepilot341/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/12/askthepilot341/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/12/askthepilot341/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithDo I have to worry about my pilot showing up under the influence? Plus: A safety milestone goes quietly unnoticed <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8pIUHxFVxeuW4qSvo18tGK2VqUM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8pIUHxFVxeuW4qSvo18tGK2VqUM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8pIUHxFVxeuW4qSvo18tGK2VqUM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8pIUHxFVxeuW4qSvo18tGK2VqUM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/ask_the_pilot/~4/yFuYsz5n_vc" height="1" width="1"/> Ask the pilot Patrick Smith Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/05/askthepilot340/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/05/askthepilot340/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/05/askthepilot340/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithThe scolds in Congress pushing for legislation banning nonessential gadgets from the cockpit are on the wrong track <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZDy8lEHOil9J42g0mGByZAT_P3U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZDy8lEHOil9J42g0mGByZAT_P3U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZDy8lEHOil9J42g0mGByZAT_P3U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZDy8lEHOil9J42g0mGByZAT_P3U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/ask_the_pilot/~4/DKIM8w37oBU" height="1" width="1"/> Ask the pilot Patrick Smith Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/29/askthepilot339/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/29/askthepilot339/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/29/askthepilot339/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithDo two distracted Northwest pilots portend a frightening breakdown in air safety? No. Plus: A personal note <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ErVJ3kJGG0SXCgynFSFFi2ExBf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ErVJ3kJGG0SXCgynFSFFi2ExBf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ErVJ3kJGG0SXCgynFSFFi2ExBf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ErVJ3kJGG0SXCgynFSFFi2ExBf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/ask_the_pilot/~4/HLwj4z187k0" height="1" width="1"/>