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Barachan_Isles t1_jb2t8yt wrote

One of my hobbies is studying General Aviation accidents. It's a weird hobby for someone who has no interest in flying, but I'm fascinated by what brings down airplanes.

Anyhow, what I'm getting at is that the general public will never be ready for flying on a daily basis. The general public has a hard enough time navigating when all they have to modulate is speed and direction along a single axis.

Now add another axis of direction to most idiots on the road? There would be hundreds of these things falling out of the sky and into people's houses and shopping centers every day.

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rapiertwit t1_jb5i6cw wrote

> no interest in flying, but I'm fascinated by what brings down airplanes

Nothing to see here, FBI.

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Barachan_Isles t1_jb634tr wrote

I work for the DIA, they know exactly where to find me. :D

However, my dream job would be NTSB accident investigator. My lack of aeronautical experience precludes me from that unfortunately.

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Nafeels t1_jb8u27y wrote

Same! I grew up watching shows like Air Crash Investigation/Mayday and I still study general aviation accidents today as a hobby as well. /u/admiral_cloudberg writes fantastic reports of it and if there’s one thing in common with these accidents it’s human error. Even simple mistakes such as forgetting to extend flaps, weight balance calculations and blocked sensors would often lead to fatal mistakes; which is why pilots are often trained to stay sharp and follow a set of procedures before resorting to their own judgment.

While I love the idea of flying cars as a little avgeek, as an engineer now I’m just hesitant to embrace the idea let alone thinking of ways to implement it with barely any nuisance to the end user.

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