Helicopters are much harder to fly than any of the flying cars in development. To become licensed for one, you're looking at spending around $20,000 in instruct

Helicopters are much harder to fly than any of the flying cars in development. To become licensed for one, you're looking at spending around $20,000 in instruction and flying time. That's why so many helo pilots are ex military. Flying cars also put more emphasis on the noise reduction. Both of these priorities give them greatly reduced performance (speed and range) relative to conventional helicopters.