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Re:Joby Kicks Off NYC Electric Air Taxi Demos with Historic ... by flextheruler on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:27PM (#47970709)
Does your lawn come with an air traffic control tower?
Re:Joby Kicks Off NYC Electric Air Taxi Demos with Historic ... by ericd on Friday May 01, 2026 @01:45AM (#47971624)
Heh it doesn't have to be literally on one's own lawn, it could just be a little helipad per community. And my understanding is that the vast majority of private helipads don't have air traffic control - your hospital's roof doesn't have its own air traffic control. Pilots operate under "see and avoid" rules.

Use your imagination a little. So much status quo bias here.

Re:Joby Kicks Off NYC Electric Air Taxi Demos with Historic ... by nDRDY on Friday May 01, 2026 @05:20AM (#47972708)
Who would want to privately own a community helipad? Sounds like an insurance and liability nightmare.

This is an impressive enough achievement, but let's not kid ourselves this is going to revolutionaise suburban or semi-rural transport. Its maximum payload weight (450kg) barely covers 5 passengers with no baggage. It's for hopping from the country club to the golf course.