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Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by morganvachon on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:30AM (#19336948)
I'm of the same mind. There's a reason pilots have to have hundreds of hours of training before they are allowed to fly solo. Adding a third dimension to piloting a small personal vehicle takes every bit of concentration and awareness a human can handle. I definitely don't want to see the average driver next to me every morning and afternoon -- the one making all kinds of bad decisions like running red lights and not looking before merging -- behind the wheel/stick of a flying craft.
Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by yakshaving_jgt on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:54AM (#19337454)
Conversely, there are a bunch of countries where you can get your PPL before your driving license. I first flew a plane when I was 14. It's not that hard.
Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by ehnto on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:14AM (#19365820)
Not while the sky is still big enough perhaps. I can take off, poke about and land at a rural airport without seeing anyone but without coordination a busy airport would be a writhing pile of twisted metal. Also it does take a particular type of person to choose to fly, so you are already in a minority of people. The majority of people drive, that is a lot of room for bad judgement.