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Are they actually making this airplane easier to fly? As far as I can tell, it will have the same flight controls as any other small single-engine plane. More
by repiret 14y ago
Are they actually making this airplane easier to fly? As far as I can tell, it will have the same flight controls as any other small single-engine plane. More degrees of freedom in the air means more to do to keep the plane going where you want.
As far as licensing, you still need (in the US) to get a Light Sport certificate, which is most certainly a higher bar than a drivers license.
I agree that the Light Sport standards lower the bar for pilot and airplane certification, and that the result is great for general aviation. But lets not pretend that this airplane plays a big role there.
- mikeash 14y agoAs I said in the previous message, "It also happens to be something that this airplane does nothing to address." In short, the one thing about the "flying car" concept that's interesting in the real world is making the things easier to fly. This "flying car" misses that one thing.