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>I am skittish about flying in tiny aircraft that have the word Experimental plastered all over their sides, but as my bus back from New York was slogging along
by jaclaz 8y ago
>I am skittish about flying in tiny aircraft that have the word Experimental plastered all over their sides, but as my bus back from New York was slogging along Route 95 at 5 miles an hour while ensnared in a massive traffic jam that stretched from horizon to horizon, I began to understand the appeal of the SureFly. I would have been happy to fly above the clouds at 70 mph instead of being trapped in the gridlock below.
...BUT as soon as the thingy will be FAA approved, a new Law will - rightly - prohibit using it in New York (or in any city, for that matters).
It will be a long time before self-driving multicopters will be allowed anywhere near densely inhabited areas.
It is years that everyone dreams about these "flying cars", but set aside the cost, if they work and become common, they won't be usable in cities because of traffic.