Posted on 06/04/2014 10:07:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Right now, you have 30’ of roadway and only two directions to go to avoid hitting someone else.
Now add a Z axis to your X-Y. Say, 8000’ ceiling for unpressurized cabin...
“It’ll fall on someone’s house...”
Ballistic recovery systems.
“People are too stupid to fly”.
People used to be too stupid to drive. Most of them, can’t afford a car much less a roadable aircraft.
Fear of this is kinda retrograde thinking.
“The senior citizen model comes with the left turn blinker hard wired in the on position.”
And a system to allow them to go 10 mph under the speed limit in the left lane.
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/02/garmin-introduces-synthetic-vision-to-the-masses/
Technology isn’t the limit there. Government is.
I wandered around a lot at Oshkosh last year. Most of the vendor stuff was a blur. Besides it was my first time there.
If it could be built and sold at a price that’s $10,000 to $20,000 higher than typical entry-level planes I could see it becoming very popular. You can put it in a standard garage, it uses standard premium gas from any commercial gas station. You’d see a big increase in “air harbor” style subdivisions built around a landing strip rather than a golf course. There are a few now, but if it were accessible with a versatile craft having these advantages, it would do well, I’d think. But, it would need to be reliable and stable. I’d be concerned that the first failure of those folding wings would absolutely kill sales, whether it was some sort of operator oversight or mechanical would not matter, the perception would be created.
The senior citizen model comes with the left turn blinker hard wired in the on position.”
That’s tooooo funny!
Little Nellie.
From what I can find they appear to have a good safety record. Most of the accidents seem to be on the ground from tipping over. I guess they are top heavy.
It’s hard to beat a Cessna 172 for safety, widespread availability of parts and maintenance, and people who know everything about them.
Side winds at landing are a bitch, I bet.................
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.