Tag: pilot
RAF pilot tells how he cheated death when F-35 careered off the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth
Royal Navy F-35 pilot tells of ejecting seconds before crash
Google to End Pilot Program That Let Political Emails Avoid Spam Filters – CNET
Go Behind The Scenes Of HBO’s The Last Of Us Pilot In A New Video
In conjunction with the pilot of HBO’s The Last of Us, a behind-the-scenes video has been released. The video features interviews with actors Pedro Pascal, Nico Parker, Bella Ramsey, and Merle Dandridge, as well as executive producers Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin. You can watch it below.
The video itself mostly goes over the plot and emotional beats of the pilot, with the actors and writers commenting on the action and showing off behind-the-scenes footage. For example, Nico Parker, who plays Joel’s birth daughter Sarah, remarks on the series’ use of practical effects, saying, “you could really immerse yourself because it was all there in front of you.” Craig Mazin remarks on the difficult position Nico Parker was in as a performer, saying, “It was important for us to present the audience with a Sarah that we felt we could follow for the rest of the series.”
Merle Dandridge, who also played Marlene in the original game, discuses growing into playing the role again. “It’s another thing to step in front of the camera and embody her with my own instrument. I had a couple of things on my side… I aged into her a little bit and I guess my deep passion and love for her.” Though she didn’t think that they would cast her, as soon as she heard about the show, she wanted in. In the video, she says, “I don’t remember when I first heard about [the show], but when I did I was like ‘Mommy want that.'”
Airbus tests pilot assist that can automatically divert flights
Autonomous transportation assistance isn’t limited to cars. Airbus has started testing a pilot assistance feature, DragonFly, that could save an aircraft in an emergency. The system can automatically divert a flight in an emergency. It can not only pick a flight path to the best airport (using factors like airspace rules and weather), but communicate with air traffic control and an airline’s operations center. If the pilots are incapacitated, the aircraft can still land safely.
Accordingly, DragonFly can automatically land on any runway using sensors and computer vision algorithms. Pilots can even get help taxiing around airports through technology that translates air traffic control’s clearance into usable guidance clues in a companion app. It can assist with speed control and alert pilots to obstacles. Crews can spend more time getting ready for the actual flight.
The testing has so far been limited to one A350-1000 demonstrator aircraft. It could be a while yet before DragonFly reaches production, and regulators (like the Federal Aviation Administration in the US) will need to approve its use.
All the same, this hints at where autonomous flight systems are going. Although completely self-flying airliners might not arrive for a long while, you could see aircraft that require little intervention even in the middle of a crisis. This could also help increase flights to airports with difficult landings (such New Zealand’s Wellington Airport) and minimize taxiing-related delays.
“Very Bright… Rotating White Light” UFO Over Texas Described by Pilot in FAA ATC Recordings – The Black Vault
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