/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10984770
>if they were easy to operate everyone would be flying them.
They are easy to operate. People just don't like them for a host of reasons. Because they are so easily used as weapons either accidentally or directly there are many hurdles people must overcome before their government will even allow them to use anything over lightweight copters. Next is price point for workload and fuel costs. Fuel is fucking expensive (100LL $4.50-$8 at like 5-8 miles per gallon). Copters at a low price point are not worth much for workloads. It is far cheaper to use a ground vehicle for both commuting and hauling for the average person. Shit, just the massive amount of noise they make keep a large number of people away from them.

Basically, flying anything is useless for the average person simply because lift is a fucking bitch.

>>10985098
>self driving
Automated flying is light years ahead of automated driving and has been since like 1912 or something.

>>9440529
$44,700 - $65,200

>>8142522
>flying car

Oh you mean a helicopter?

>>8127385
>because an "entry" level aircraft costs $250k new. I suggest using pilots as a starting point because they're the ones most likely to buy these things (flying machines) in the first place.

Or, you know $35k pre-built or $30k as a kit.