Re:Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all ...
by mcot2 on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:33AM
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Not at all. A fast ferry from downtown NYC should take around 20 minutes to get to JFK. It would be easy for them to integrate a marine terminal there, just as they are going to do at LaGuardia airport. Itβs a hell of a lot more practical than a helicopter service.
Re:Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all ...
by chrisseaton on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:18AM
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> A fast ferry from downtown NYC should take around 20 minutes to get to JFK.
20 minutes?! It's like 20 miles around Brooklyn. It'd need to be a 60 mph ferry! Does such a thing exist?
Re:Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all ...
by nradov on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:18PM
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Such ferries do exist (hydrofoil or hovercraft) but sailing through a congested channel at 60 mph would be wildly dangerous. I can't imagine the Coast Guard or port authorities would ever allow it.
Re:Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all ...
by mcot2 on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:37AM
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Yes this would be a challenge. It may not be able to operate at full speed for the entire duration of the trip, but significant portions it probably could.
A helicopter can go in a straight line and land on the apron, right next to a waiting aircraft. How long is a ferry going to take to get all the way around Brooklyn, through the bays and where is it going to dock when it gets there?! That'd take hours.