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$190,000 eVTOL deliveries begin July – no license required
New Atlas ^ | May 7, 2024 | Mike Hanlon

Posted on 05/07/2024 12:21:54 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger

No thank-you!

I would not want it even if it was free.


21 posted on 05/07/2024 12:49:06 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

IIRC, John Denver unfortunately didn’t have enough altitude when fuel starvation left him likely trying to switch tanks, with a difficult to reach fuel selector valve.

The builder/pilot he bought the plane from put it out of the way intentionally. Practicing familiarity with operating that valve quickly possibly would have kept the engine from dying, and John as well.


22 posted on 05/07/2024 12:50:58 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: Red Badger

Hmm...it’s 15 miles to the beer store, so no sale...yet. One word of cautions, though: all those idiots you see on the road are now going to be in the air. Be afraid.


23 posted on 05/07/2024 12:51:41 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Zuriel

Defying gravity is serious business. Approaching it like it is just a fun thing to do doesn’t seem like a very viable endeavor.

I gave up motorcycles because I recognized my limitations.


24 posted on 05/07/2024 12:54:01 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“John Denver would have wanted one.

The people most likely to be killed while flying are those who can afford the plane but are not professional pilots. It’s not like driving a car. You actually need to know the theory and what do when stuff doesn’t work like it’s supposed to. Pilots spend hundreds of hours in simulators because this is their job. They aren’t surgeons who just happen to have the money and a free weekend.

Lately, some of the big accidents have been caused by software intended to help the pilot. Bet this thing is loaded with software to keep it stable. But then a bird lands on one part...


25 posted on 05/07/2024 12:55:37 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Ken522

>>Wouldn’t you have to have a pilot’s license to operate one of those things?

Aircraft under the FAA’s 14 CFR Part 103 ultralight category does not require a pilot’s license to fly. There are helicopters, fixed-wing planes, and gliders that fall under this category.


26 posted on 05/07/2024 12:57:03 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, that’s what I want:

The same asshats I was just griping about in conversation with another person 15 minutes ago stepping into an aerial vehicle without a license to do so...

...while the rest of us have to jump through regulatory hoops just to fly a damned drone.


27 posted on 05/07/2024 12:57:15 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Red Badger

It’s a bird...It’s a plane...it’s a falling battery!


28 posted on 05/07/2024 12:57:16 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star n )
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To: Red Badger

A George Jetson summer coming up... at least for those who can afford the $190k.


29 posted on 05/07/2024 12:57:22 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: Red Badger

90% fatality rate coming up.


30 posted on 05/07/2024 12:57:41 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Red Badger

We are so screwed


31 posted on 05/07/2024 12:59:09 PM PDT by Lazamataz (To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal 'joesbucks' banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
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To: Reno89519

[Maybe like Segway, they will find a market for tourists.]

A deathtrap like that tin can submarine going down to the Titanic.


32 posted on 05/07/2024 12:59:10 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I want to see motorized high speed unicycles.


33 posted on 05/07/2024 1:00:17 PM PDT by Lazamataz (To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal 'joesbucks' banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
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To: vikingd00d

I finally got around to taking FAA 107 cert test, easy and enough for now.


34 posted on 05/07/2024 1:01:24 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Red Badger
There are many,many great videos on youtube of Russian car accidents. Most cars in Russia have dash cams because there are so many accidents and the cops and courts are all corrupt.

I guess we'll soon see videos of these crashes.

35 posted on 05/07/2024 1:02:05 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Red Badger

Astro was the best character.


36 posted on 05/07/2024 1:03:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Red Badger

Marine version?
I have a fishing hole or two it would be nice to get to.


37 posted on 05/07/2024 1:04:22 PM PDT by toast
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To: toast

Just add pontoons......................


38 posted on 05/07/2024 1:04:42 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“I gave up motorcycles because I recognized my limitations.”

I gave them up because I got tired of bad drivers trying to
kill me all the time.


39 posted on 05/07/2024 1:05:06 PM PDT by rellic
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To: Red Badger
$190K to $260K

There are many experimental gas powered aircraft available for a fraction of this cost and with much greater range. But like man today who believe buying an overpriced battery powered car is cool, there will be a market for this crazy expensive flying battery.

40 posted on 05/07/2024 1:10:41 PM PDT by JesusIsLord
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