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Jetpacks are only useful if there is no infrastructure. You can get a motorcycle for <$500 that is infinity more useful than a $500,000 jetpack. Hop on the ro
by citizenpaul 5y ago
Jetpacks are only useful if there is no infrastructure. You can get a motorcycle for <$500 that is infinity more useful than a $500,000 jetpack. Hop on the road and get where you want in a moment.
Plus a jetpack requires special licensing and pre approved flight plans, ect.
Jetpacks are only a toy, a very, very expensive toy as they are now.
- byw 5y agoOr even a light helicopter. You can get a Robinson R22 (2-seat) for around $300k new, or R44 (4-seat) for around $500k.
- hirako2000 5y agoit's rather $300,000, but at the burning rate of several litres of kerosene per minute, your budget isn't far off reality of actually owning one and using it.
- twobitshifter 5y agoA Honda Grom is still $3500, but I don’t think that weakens your point about cost. However, similarly to jet packs, autogyros, ultralights, and paramotors, motorcycles are not as popular in the USA, due to safety concerns. So even though motorcycles are very useful and cheap, people don’t ride them much. I think the same would be true of a $3500 jet pack.