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To: cornfedcowboy

Most flying lessons are local. They last about 1 hour.

For that? Yes, now electric planes might be okay.

Another app might be hybrid:

Tons of small airports suffer from noise complaints. What future pilots might do is get the engine warmed up and checked out, then rely for 2 minutes or so on electric for take-off, then switch to gas at a certain altitude.

For long flights, like city to city?

Wow, I don’t forsee that any time soon. I wouldn’t do it.


10 posted on 06/18/2019 10:59:24 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

gaijin wrote: “Another app might be hybrid: Tons of small airports suffer from noise complaints. What future pilots might do is get the engine warmed up and checked out, then rely for 2 minutes or so on electric for take-off, then switch to gas at a certain altitude.”

Propellers make noise too.


17 posted on 06/18/2019 11:10:15 AM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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