[Gen.Blather]

“But you’re building a factory anyways.”

This tells us that there’s a perverse incentive, be it taxes or subsidies.

We have air taxis now. They’re called helicopters.

If an ICE powered vehicle crashes the fuel fire lasts about twenty minutes. A battery fire will last much longer and get to 3500 degrees for up to 24 hours. I can’t see the FAA allowing these things in the air.

[TexasGator]

” I can’t see the FAA allowing these things in the air.”

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A new era of aviation is taking off. What once seemed only real in movies or cartoons is happening. Our job is to ensure this new generation of air taxis maintains the high level of safety that defines commercial aviation today.

What is this new aviation era?

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term for aircraft that are likely highly automated and electric. These aircraft are often referred to as air taxis or electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

[TexasGator]

“We have air taxis now. They’re called helicopters.”

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Helicopter travel is one of the riskiest forms of transportation due to an assortment of factors including variations in pilot experience and training, unsafe or rapidly changing weather conditions, variations in terrain and visibility along flight routes, mechanical malfunctions, shortfalls in maintenance protocols, and lack of safety technologies and industry regulations. To put it simply, helicopters are more likely to crash than most other types of aircraft; this is true for tour and medical helicopters as well as helicopters used in military and search-and-rescue missions.

https://www.slackdavis.com/blog/helicopter-crash-statistics/#:~:text=When%20looking%20at%20aviation%20crash%20statistics%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20important,to%200.6%20accidents%20per%20every%20100%2C000%20flight%20hours.

[TexasGator]

"I can’t see the FAA allowing these things in the air.

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Tampa International Airport tests electric air taxi for first time

https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2023/11/02/tampa-international-airport-electric-air-taxi-volocopter-test-flight/