Helicopters take a whole set of very specific skills to fly. Some sort of multi-rotor set up could potentially be dumbed down and assisted enough for the general public to operate.
All of the gyro assistance, self takeoff and landing in RC multi-rotors and more will be baked into anything that will ever be released to the public. At most they’ll let you think you are participating, more likely they’d be totally self flying and people will just be passengers.
Imagine the most middle of the road (metaphorically not literally) driver you can. Now imagine handing them the keys to a <150mph vehicle with the ability to go vertically. How do you think that will go? And what do you think about handing the keys to not just them, but the other 50% of people that are dumber than this imaginary midwit.
Now try and work out what will happen to your driving insurance, or your house insurance if you live near a road when these imaginary people have flying cars.
The phrase “You can make anything idiot proof, the world will just make a better idiot.”
“Us”? The only people it’ll save are the ultra rich who can afford the insurance, the flight training, the fuel, the vehicle itself and a place to land it.
I mean obviously the only way flying cars ever work is if they fly themselves. Even then they’re still a terrible idea though and would be super duper not eco friendly.
Absolutely hilarious that it’s almost word for word the opening paragraph (and took a NASA contracted aeronautical engineer to turn into a reality, and even they couldn’t stop it from crashing)
Never said it was a good idea. For sure never said I intended to participate. I just said it will reach a point of marketable. Being able to fly in the things will be subscription based, based on speed and altitude of flight, all controlled by the network. Only the most expensive models will even have a user control mode that will only work outside of traffic controlled areas. All a terrible idea. All going to be a thing before you or I are comfortable with it.
We’ve had flying cars for a while now. They’re called helicopters.
I mean, are there even Helicopters with wheels? What the holy hell are you talking about?
I don’t follow.
Helicopters take a whole set of very specific skills to fly. Some sort of multi-rotor set up could potentially be dumbed down and assisted enough for the general public to operate.
Yes, flying is going to be harder than hugging the land
All of the gyro assistance, self takeoff and landing in RC multi-rotors and more will be baked into anything that will ever be released to the public. At most they’ll let you think you are participating, more likely they’d be totally self flying and people will just be passengers.
Imagine the most middle of the road (metaphorically not literally) driver you can. Now imagine handing them the keys to a <150mph vehicle with the ability to go vertically. How do you think that will go? And what do you think about handing the keys to not just them, but the other 50% of people that are dumber than this imaginary midwit.
Now try and work out what will happen to your driving insurance, or your house insurance if you live near a road when these imaginary people have flying cars.
The phrase “You can make anything idiot proof, the world will just make a better idiot.”
Flying cars are the modern version of flying horses: Mythical beasts that will save us from the drudgery of travel over land
“Us”? The only people it’ll save are the ultra rich who can afford the insurance, the flight training, the fuel, the vehicle itself and a place to land it.
I mean obviously the only way flying cars ever work is if they fly themselves. Even then they’re still a terrible idea though and would be super duper not eco friendly.
Cracked.com made a very similar point back when they were good.
https://www.cracked.com/blog/forgotten-history-flying-car-has-been-invented-twice
Absolutely hilarious that it’s almost word for word the opening paragraph (and took a NASA contracted aeronautical engineer to turn into a reality, and even they couldn’t stop it from crashing)
Never said it was a good idea. For sure never said I intended to participate. I just said it will reach a point of marketable. Being able to fly in the things will be subscription based, based on speed and altitude of flight, all controlled by the network. Only the most expensive models will even have a user control mode that will only work outside of traffic controlled areas. All a terrible idea. All going to be a thing before you or I are comfortable with it.
That’s a lot of very confident positing
I rather have a train. And someone to drive it for me.
So an airplane?
Pretty much, but on the ground and much more fuel efficient
Flying trains!
Does MagLev count?
That’s the only kind I know.
Does in my book
Great, now I have to look out for asshole drivers falling out of the fucking sky?!?