VTOL

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14 Comments

A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 14d (7 replies)

60k? Kinda feels like a steal, a truck costs more than that.

balsoft@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 14d (1 reply)

Given the word "prototype" it probably doesn't have any sort of flight certification or approval. So it's basically a futuristic garden ornament.

GorGor@startrek.website · 2 pts · 14d

dude, experimental aircraft is kinda wild, I think you can get away with a lot

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 14d

I’m assuming it’ll be hard to find a place that’ll let you use it. Also, I’m assuming the offset is the spike in your health/life insurance.

swicano@programming.dev · 1 pts · 14d (2 replies)

Well it's 60k California Dollars, which, based on how many dollars tech bros seem to need to live in a city, might be worth half as much as a regular dollar

UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 14d (1 reply)

It's Canadian dollars. Innisfil is in the province of Ontario.

swicano@programming.dev · 1 pts · 14d

Oh so there's probably 100% tarrifs to import it to the US, bummer

frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 14d

eVTOLs are becoming accessible

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 14d (2 replies)

I don't understand why people find someone asking "is this still available?" hilarious.

thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 14d (1 reply)

If you're talking about its use in this image rather than a wider trend I'm not aware of, the "Is this still available? 😊" is the default text in that field. The OP didn't add that in

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 14d

Ahhh, that explains so much, like why I was seeing it everywhere. I thought that was the part people thought was funny. I've never used it, so I didn't know how it works. Thanks!

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 14d (2 replies)

There are new FAA rules about eVTOLs: https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/features/how-new-faa-rules-are-opening-the-skies-to-personal-evtols.html

My guess is this model doesn't quite fit the rules.

UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 14d

This is in Canada so we'd have to look at those rules.

sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 14d

My guess is that the country that this is in doesn't follow the FAA.