Can you imagine the fit the FAA would throw if those things ever caught on?   

I want one too! 

From the looks of the video, one would more than likely hafta be an accomplished pilot.  It appeared to have sensitivity issues........and ya gotta land it almost 'flat', or ya risk a butt scrub.  {wouldn't really call it's aft a tail, more like the back part}

That's really cool. In a rural setting it would be usefull. 

U4EA wrote on Jun 30^th, 2010 at 7:48pm:


And only 20 hours of flight time required to take to the air.........Though it does not look too sporty to me

Matt

The thing to consider, is it truly a flying car, or simply a roadable aircraft.  While both terms mean kind of the same thing, from a marketing perspective it is a whole new ballgame.  The notion of a car that flies brings to mind that a regular driver could potentially fly, while a roadable aircraft means an airplane that has the ability to be driven on the street.  The difficulty these days is all the regulations that go into both the development of an aircraft, and a vehicle.  Not to mention, how to get gate access at unfamilar airports when traveling in such a machine.  Or would you have the legal ability to takeoff and land from public highways?  Imagine driving down the interstate and deciding you wanted to fly.