Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800
by Zircom on Friday April 23, 2021 @02:47PM
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>These savings aren’t theoretical either —- there are smaller scale electric aircraft used for pilot training on the market already. An hour of time in a Cessna costs $150ish/hour, these new electric planes are boasting costs of around $30/hour.
I'm curious, do the training hours on electric planes count towards normal ICE planes? I would assume at they very least they have different operating procedures if not outright handle differently.
Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800
by ericpauley on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:55PM
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This seems dubious. Even auxiliary costs of the average plane rental (hangar, insurance) can exceed that rate depending on utilization.
Re:Bye Aerospace Unveils 8-Seat All-Electric EFlyer 800
by tyingq on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:50PM
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"These savings aren’t theoretical either —- there are smaller scale electric aircraft used for pilot training on the market already. An hour of time in a Cessna costs $150ish/hour, these new electric planes are boasting costs of around $30/hour."
That would be somewhat compelling proof, but you seem to be mixing "price offered to the renting flyer" and "cost incurred by the owner".
Electric motors are vastly simpler devices with far less moving parts. Much less to go wrong, much less to inspect and replace.
These are savings even before you get to talk about energy efficiency.
These savings aren’t realized in the car market because if the motor of a car fails, it is just an inconvenience. All that extra work doesn’t exist.
These savings aren’t theoretical either —- there are smaller scale electric aircraft used for pilot training on the market already. An hour of time in a Cessna costs $150ish/hour, these new electric planes are boasting costs of around $30/hour.