If You Can Drive, You Can fly

[Gezellig]

LOL!

http://www.iconaircraft.com/discovery-video.html

[Bertie the Bunyip[_24_]]

Gezellig > wrote in news:6l7a0aFau0tdU1
@mid.individual.net:

> LOL!
>
> http://www.iconaircraft.com/discovery-video.html
>

Given the quality of drivers out ther, this is not good news.

Bertie

[Darkwing]

"Gezellig" > wrote in message
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> LOL!
>
> http://www.iconaircraft.com/discovery-video.html

We had a topic on that a year or so ago on here, considering how bad most
drivers are I don't think selling piloting to the masses is a good move
unless the only thing you have to do is put in the destination and hit enter
with zero human input after that point. If not it will be raining composite
and aluminum like crazy.

[Peter Dohm]

"Darkwing" <theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Gezellig" > wrote in message
> ...
>> LOL!
>>
>> http://www.iconaircraft.com/discovery-video.html
>
> We had a topic on that a year or so ago on here, considering how bad most
> drivers are I don't think selling piloting to the masses is a good move
> unless the only thing you have to do is put in the destination and hit
> enter with zero human input after that point. If not it will be raining
> composite and aluminum like crazy.
>
Gee, it seems like only a few months ago. :-)

Actually, variants on the "anyone can learn to fly" theme are not really
new. IIRC, I've seem some old ad copy for the Ercoupe and also the Cessna
172 that suggested something of the sort. OTOH, the analogy to high end
sports cars could prove "interesting" even though it's a good fit for the
price point.

Peter

[Gezellig]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:54:45 -0400, Peter Dohm wrote:

> "Darkwing" <theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Gezellig" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> LOL!
>>>
>>> http://www.iconaircraft.com/discovery-video.html
>>
>> We had a topic on that a year or so ago on here, considering how bad most
>> drivers are I don't think selling piloting to the masses is a good move
>> unless the only thing you have to do is put in the destination and hit
>> enter with zero human input after that point. If not it will be raining
>> composite and aluminum like crazy.
>>
> Gee, it seems like only a few months ago. :-)
>
> Actually, variants on the "anyone can learn to fly" theme are not really
> new. IIRC, I've seem some old ad copy for the Ercoupe and also the Cessna
> 172 that suggested something of the sort. OTOH, the analogy to high end
> sports cars could prove "interesting" even though it's a good fit for the
> price point.
>
> Peter

The difference is if you light throttle at hard corner in a 911, you get
trailing throttle oversteer, your rear comes around and you probably
survive.

Stall and spin, not much chance.