Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends
apnews.com
The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
  • FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The FAA regulates all vehicles in US airspace. You need an FAA certificate even to fly many handheld drones.

    So either the FAA is going to catch up to them, or there is something in the fine print…

    the model was intended to spend most of its time hovering between 5 and 20 feet off the ground

    … found it.

    EDIT:

    Actually, this vehicle is classed as an ultralight, which (TIL) do not require a pilot’s certificate.