Originally Posted by
LarryJ
It'll be a long time before all voice communication goes away, though. All taxi, takeoff/landing, and approach/departure communication is still voice. Lots of the Center comms are still voice, too, even when CPDLC is in use.
Seems to me that voice can never go away until every airplane flying has a digital link. If non-airline pilots can't hear the commands given to other aircraft, it's rather hard to maintain situational awareness!