Technically, no?
First affordable flying car almost here
However, I think the whole idea is baloney, and I'll share why. I'm looking for someone more practically, technically and legally experienced than I to tell me why I'm wrong. Thanks!
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According to the article above, one of the great strides in quad-copter operation is modern control systems. However, I don't think the problems with flying cars are all technical.
I've been taking ground school for a private pilot's license, and the majority of the academic work seems to focus on the regulatory framework and all of the divisions of airspace. All around my neck of the woods, we have terminal airspace at 3400' (~ 1200' AGL). How in the heck would the world operate with a whole bunch of biscuit-heads suddenly lifting off to a couple thousand feet?
Further, if they don't allow just anyone (say you'd need a license or at least a recreational/sport permit), then they haven't really achieved a flying car in the way that most folks envision. The sci-fi vision is of thousands of cars floating through the air in close formation. If not, all you've got is an airplane for licensed pilots that they can sometimes drive on the ground.
The article says "The quadcopter concept would allow the flying car to take off vertically from a traffic jam, for instance, without the need for a runway." What happens when EVERYBODY does it? Then you have a traffic jam with either higher lethality, or a bunch of computers trying to keep each other out of the way!
I think the whole concept is problematic... at best!
First affordable flying car almost here
However, I think the whole idea is baloney, and I'll share why. I'm looking for someone more practically, technically and legally experienced than I to tell me why I'm wrong. Thanks!
...
According to the article above, one of the great strides in quad-copter operation is modern control systems. However, I don't think the problems with flying cars are all technical.
I've been taking ground school for a private pilot's license, and the majority of the academic work seems to focus on the regulatory framework and all of the divisions of airspace. All around my neck of the woods, we have terminal airspace at 3400' (~ 1200' AGL). How in the heck would the world operate with a whole bunch of biscuit-heads suddenly lifting off to a couple thousand feet?
Further, if they don't allow just anyone (say you'd need a license or at least a recreational/sport permit), then they haven't really achieved a flying car in the way that most folks envision. The sci-fi vision is of thousands of cars floating through the air in close formation. If not, all you've got is an airplane for licensed pilots that they can sometimes drive on the ground.
The article says "The quadcopter concept would allow the flying car to take off vertically from a traffic jam, for instance, without the need for a runway." What happens when EVERYBODY does it? Then you have a traffic jam with either higher lethality, or a bunch of computers trying to keep each other out of the way!
I think the whole concept is problematic... at best!
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