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I have a medical helicopter flying over my house roughly every second day and that's more than enough. If all the cars marked as "organ transport" that I see ar

I have a medical helicopter flying over my house roughly every second day and that's more than enough. If all the cars marked as "organ transport" that I see around here went by helicopter instead I wouldn't be able to hear my GF talking at home... And of course - the cost and emissions, and the inability to land at small fields... I don't see how a big, bulky, human-piloted helicopter could be in any way better than a specialized, lightweight unmanned vehicle.

Nextgrid 4y ago
I bet the money that will be wasted on this project (before it inevitable get shelved) will be way more than the costs of just buying out the land affected by the noise from helicopter organ transport so people that are bothered by it can move (and maybe resell the land at a discount to those who don't mind the noise, whether it's due to better soundproofing or converting it to office space that wouldn't mind it). Yes, in the very long run, drone transport for these things would be better due to emissions/etc, but IMO the country has more pressing problems at the moment.
- EUROCARE 4y ago
  I live in the centre of a capital city. Not even the state could get enough money to buy the affected land here. > Yes, in the very long run, drone transport for these things would be better due to emissions/etc, but IMO the country has more pressing problems at the moment. A country always has thousands of more pressing problems, the issue is that nobody orders them the same way. The best you can do is to solve more than one problem at a time.
rich_sasha 4y ago
I think in the here and now, autonomous drones sharing airspace with other aircraft is not really a solved problems. Otherwise agreed.
- vidarh 4y ago
  Hence the "superhighway" to ensure the drones sticks to a pre-defined volume which other aircraft won't be straying into.
saiya-jin 4y ago
At current situation, reliability of transport. Drones may be 99% reliable (making up the number), but thats not enough when that 1% means somebody on waiting list is going to die due to failed transport. Costs benefits are obvious but there are always drawbacks, especially when every fail may mean 1 dead person. And that you bought your property so badly placed is unfortunate, but the result of your own choices (or more like lack of thorough research). If you bought it next to highway so should all car traffic in the area be banned?
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prvit 4y ago
For what it’s worth, a lot of vehicles marked “organ transport” are just people trying to avoid speeding tickets and aggressive behavior from other drivers.
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captainredbeard 4y ago
> inability to land at small fields... Helicopters can operate with VTOL.

Nextgrid 4y ago

I bet the money that will be wasted on this project (before it inevitable get shelved) will be way more than the costs of just buying out the land affected by the noise from helicopter organ transport so people that are bothered by it can move (and maybe resell the land at a discount to those who don't mind the noise, whether it's due to better soundproofing or converting it to office space that wouldn't mind it). Yes, in the very long run, drone transport for these things would be better due to emissions/etc, but IMO the country has more pressing problems at the moment.

EUROCARE 4y ago
I live in the centre of a capital city. Not even the state could get enough money to buy the affected land here. > Yes, in the very long run, drone transport for these things would be better due to emissions/etc, but IMO the country has more pressing problems at the moment. A country always has thousands of more pressing problems, the issue is that nobody orders them the same way. The best you can do is to solve more than one problem at a time.

rich_sasha 4y ago

I think in the here and now, autonomous drones sharing airspace with other aircraft is not really a solved problems. Otherwise agreed.

vidarh 4y ago
Hence the "superhighway" to ensure the drones sticks to a pre-defined volume which other aircraft won't be straying into.

saiya-jin 4y ago

At current situation, reliability of transport. Drones may be 99% reliable (making up the number), but thats not enough when that 1% means somebody on waiting list is going to die due to failed transport. Costs benefits are obvious but there are always drawbacks, especially when every fail may mean 1 dead person. And that you bought your property so badly placed is unfortunate, but the result of your own choices (or more like lack of thorough research). If you bought it next to highway so should all car traffic in the area be banned?

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prvit 4y ago

For what it’s worth, a lot of vehicles marked “organ transport” are just people trying to avoid speeding tickets and aggressive behavior from other drivers.

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captainredbeard 4y ago

> inability to land at small fields... Helicopters can operate with VTOL.