http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/ Engadget Comments for Avidyne's MLX770 provides pilots with two-way text messaging support http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/



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Yay?]]>Sep 2nd 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
Otto the auto pilot: Getting inflated
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious
Dr. Rumack ( Leslie Nielsen ): I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
are you auditioning for playing the engadget character of Flashpoint?]]>Sep 2nd 2008 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Fuel : 5,000$
Avidyne MLX770 : 800$
Bitching about 2$ messages : Priceless.

There are some things that you can't complain about. For everything else there's the internet.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/]]>Sep 2nd 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
Remember: Flying is basically hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of terror... And that's a quote from combat pilots. Commercial pilots basically just get the boredom.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/]]>Sep 2nd 2008 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
If you don't know about the autopilot command and you've gotta take control with no experience... well, good luck.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/]]>Sep 2nd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Sep 2nd 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
1. you can move several thousand feet in any direction and not hit anything (most of the time)
2. many planes have autopilots
3. you have to be much more trained to fly a plane than you do to drive a car]]>Sep 2nd 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/Do you have a copilot that can text for you? - You could have]]>Sep 2nd 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/avidynes-mlx770-provides-pilots-with-two-way-text-messaging-sup/
Now one could send from a plane: "How do you land Cessna 350?"

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