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Re:Aeromobil: Roadable aircraft by dsr_ on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:19PM (#6445888)
The appeal of the flying car is imaginary: what people immediately fantasize about is rolling out of their driveway, finding a clear stretch of road, and taking off.

Make that one hour commute a lovely fifteen minute flight!

But that can't actually happen. The month of driving practice needed to get a license becomes a year or more of pilot school. The damage inflicted by motor vehicle accidents is already horrendous enough without adding a thousand meters of altitude into the equation.

Re:Aeromobil: Roadable aircraft by SuperChihuahua on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:29PM (#6445962)
We just have to upgrade Google's driverless car. And the drawbacks you mention are the same drawbacks when we stopped using horses. Why do you need a dangerous car when you can use a more safe horse without a drivers license?