Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video]

Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by pc86 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @11:07AM (#16576684)

This is not commercial aviation, this is general aviation (even if it's commercial in nature). GA is more dangerous than driving, roughly comparable to riding a motorcycle, and that's being optimistic.

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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by danielvf on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @11:22AM (#16576839)

Strong agreement - no sane company would operate a taxi company at the current General Aviation safety rates. They are going to have to do a whole, whole lot better.

Getting safer seems like it could be possible, but it's going to be an enormous amount of work.

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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by TylerE on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @01:08PM (#16577661)

There is no such thing as "commercial general aviation". Once you're accepting fee-for-service you are a commercial carrier with all the regulations that go along with that.

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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by pc86 on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @06:37AM (#16583686)

Just because you're getting a paycheck doesn't make your Skyhawk magically as safe as a 787. This is decidedly in the GA category in terms of safety.

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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by TylerE on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @05:11PM (#16588340)

No it doesn't.

But someone flying commercially, even in a Cessna is going to have quite a bit more training than Joe Pilot who flys 10 hours a year. A commercial and IFR certificate at the very least, and will also have to pass more stringent and more frequent medical exams.

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