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That is my hope. I see a big practical use for airplanes like ours in the future for long work commutes. People already drive 2 hours through traffic in some c

That is my hope. I see a big practical use for airplanes like ours in the future for long work commutes. People already drive 2 hours through traffic in some cases to make it to work, just to keep their family in a nice neighborhood. Commuter airplanes would allow people to live basically wherever they wanted and still get to work in a reasonable time. This would require a significant change in infrastructure, but the popularity of an affordable airplane would have to come before that anyways (think Model T to Eisenhower Interstate System). For me, there is no doubt in my mind that a shift towards more affordable flying is going to happen. If a small startup like us is able to put out a plane as nice as ours for its price, clearly the forces keeping planes expensive are not insurmountable.

EvanKelly 13y ago
Just a question on logistics. If we assume that you aren't waiting on other air traffic, what would you estimate as the time someone parks their car at the airport to the time you're up in the air with the plane? I'm pretty ignorant to what kind of safety checks and security proceedings a private pilot has to go through. Same thing goes for landing? Is there a lot of setup and teardown that has to be done outside of air time?
- harvardkid 13y ago
  Judging by the size of the aircraft I would think you could be up in the air in about 15 minutes after parking your car. Pre-flight check should only take 2-3 minutes on a aircraft of this size. Take a minute for engine run up. The largest amount of time is probably used up taxing to the end of the runway and walking to and from your vehicle.
  - carleverett 13y ago
    Yep this is correct. The other variable is that if you're taking advantage of the removable wings, it'll be about 10 minutes to throw those on and take those off before and after flight.

EvanKelly 13y ago

Just a question on logistics. If we assume that you aren't waiting on other air traffic, what would you estimate as the time someone parks their car at the airport to the time you're up in the air with the plane? I'm pretty ignorant to what kind of safety checks and security proceedings a private pilot has to go through. Same thing goes for landing? Is there a lot of setup and teardown that has to be done outside of air time?

harvardkid 13y ago
Judging by the size of the aircraft I would think you could be up in the air in about 15 minutes after parking your car. Pre-flight check should only take 2-3 minutes on a aircraft of this size. Take a minute for engine run up. The largest amount of time is probably used up taxing to the end of the runway and walking to and from your vehicle.
- carleverett 13y ago
  Yep this is correct. The other variable is that if you're taking advantage of the removable wings, it'll be about 10 minutes to throw those on and take those off before and after flight.