dsi1 wrote:

> On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 2:39:54 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 6:52:16 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > ...
> > > Businesses change over their gear to fit the times. Feel free to
> > > cling to your CD burners. I think that's plain silly. Aviation
> > > will change to electric driven planes. It doesn't matter if it's
> > > going to be a long and expensive process. That's just the way
> > > it's going to be. Don't come to me and complain about it.
> > Not likely about the electric planes! Do your homework!
> >
> > John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>
> I did do my homework. I always do my homework. My guess is that
> within 20 years all inter-island travel in Hawaii will be on electric
> powered planes. My guess is that will be true of short haul routes on
> the mainland. Long-haul routes will probably not be feasible for a
> while. My guess is that you will live to see the day. On that day,
> you will say to yourself "I should have done my homework."

You're right. Within 5 years, Eindhoven Airport (Netherlands) wants to
start flying electronically within the country first. Those are
distances of up to 250 km. And then to destinations abroad.

It's cheaper, requires less maintenance and causes less noise
pollution. The future is non fossil. (Somebody please tell the
Australian government that.)

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