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You'd have to be doing a LOT of that sort of travel to offset the acquisition cost ($280K) and ongoing maintenance (???) of something like this. Setting your o

• lotharbot 14y ago
  > "You'd have to be doing a LOT of that sort of travel" Of course. Most aircraft are significant investments; you don't drop that kind of money unless you've got really good reason. That said, if you're one of the few for whom this particular use case is relevant, I can't think of a viable substitute. If you try to use a traditional aircraft, you're left needing ground transportation at various remote sites that may not have taxis. If you drive from site to site, you might end up spending an extra 3-5 hours on the road every day. So if you're running a high-revenue business that requires a high amount of travel, this (or some other flying car) might be a game-changer. > "do you still have the B-17 out front?" I stopped working there when my son was born, and left the state a year and a half ago. This is the first I've heard of the B-17 being out of its hangar, but apparently it's open for summer tours: http://www.museumofflight.org/b-17-boeing-bee-bomber-tour http://www.museumofflight.org/b-17-boeing-bee-bomber-tour