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> The first is that full autonomy is much easier in aviation than with ground transport. > potentially for everyone if the economics of sharing these works out
by Veratyr 10y ago
> The first is that full autonomy is much easier in aviation than with ground transport.
> potentially for everyone if the economics of sharing these works out where regular folks could afford to hail these and the system could scale.
The idea is:
- You don't need pilot training
- The cost of the aircraft is shared among many people. You're not meant to buy one for yourself, you're meant to hail it like a taxi or Uber.
Plus, the only price I could find for a 1960s Cessna 172 is $12k. If you can't afford that, you can't buy a decent car either.
- khedoros1 10y ago> Plus, the only price I could find for a 1960s Cessna 172 is $12k. Seems unusually low, compared to the offer prices listed here: http://www.aircraftdealer.com/aircraft_for_sale/Cessna_172/94/page-1.htm http://www.aircraftdealer.com/aircraft_for_sale/Cessna_172/9...
- Veratyr 10y agoI was looking at this, though I admittedly know little about purchasing used aircraft: https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&make=CESSNA&model=172A+SKYHAWK&listing_id=2264440&s-type=aircraft https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+...
- khedoros1 10y agoDitto, I just though it might be useful to look at a larger sample size (taking "a 1960's Cessna 172" as more of a general example than an exact requirement).
- ams6110 10y agoEven if it's a real price, that's hardly the only cost to owning an airplane, if you actually fly it.
- khedoros1 10y agoSimilarly, the purchase price of a car isn't the only cost of owning it. Someone else later in the thread broke down small plane ownership costs (about $8000, without flying, about $10k if you actually want to fly some). I was just replying to the price comparison with a car. Going up the thread, part of the premise was that they couldn't afford to buy a Cessna "Nevermind the maintenance, training and more". Anyhow, the point's already been made (several times) that the purchase price isn't the only consideration.
- AcerbicZero 10y ago~30k-40k for a mid 60's 172 that will actually fly, after some maintenance.
- ams6110 10y agoPlenty of decent cars available for $12K.