Fly by wire is on the horizon for the air charter gang and it may be time to become more intimate with computers. After all, an application (hopefully running on a stable operating system!) will now be deciding how much aileron deflection to give you.

This story, if anything, vindicates some of RSVPair's computer gurus who have a disdain for "less than desirable" operating systems - which shall remain nameless!

This story is a harbinger of things to come. Many pilots of smaller GA aircraft will undoubtedly grumble as their direct contact via cables gives way to electronically activated servos.