It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Zooming Over Traffic!

16. get used to the idea - that's our future!

Posted at 2:33AM on Jul 21st 2007 by futuressobright

17. I clicked on the link to it's home site and there is a giant crane with cable. All that wont fit in my garage.

Posted at 5:06AM on Jul 21st 2007 by Simon

18. Moller made his start up capital for these with Super Trap exhaust systems for dirt bikes- they work great! Don't worry about idiots screaming around in these. If they ever come out, they will be so automated that there will be virtually no user input from operators. Commercial jets can pretty much totally fly themselves now- including take offs and landings. I have about 30 hours flying helicopters and I can tell you that the FAA is so rightfully anal about flight rules that you'll NEVER see your drunken, blind grandmother flying one under her control. When vehicles become more automated, these things may come into their own. I imagine that to free fly one would require some serious licensing that would prohibit normal idiots legally controlling them! Any pilots out there already understand this. I once asked for medication for insomnia in flight school and melatonin and aspirin were the ONLY meds legally allowed. Still think there will be a problem with drunk/stupid/drugged out people flying these- I seriously doubt it. Now how much is it to buy one again?

Posted at 5:59AM on Jul 21st 2007 by Oooopps!

19. Oh, the crane thing. They usually have them loosely hooked to one with a slack line to avoid mayhem, but the safety line is just that. Yes they do fly, but one slight mistake and you're flaming, ground up hamburger buried in a closed casket. Totally unstable!

Posted at 6:05AM on Jul 21st 2007 by Oooopps!

20. good thinking. we can destroy the ozone much quicker this way.

Posted at 9:21AM on Jul 21st 2007 by me

21. Moller is so full of it. He's been issuing press releases on this for over twenty years.

Posted at 9:46AM on Jul 21st 2007 by PatinNJ

22. I thin that might be the wrong ship. Moller had a 4 ducted fan pod type craft that looked more like a Porsche on steroids. Im certain he was closer to putting that one the market. Ive seen tethered flights of the one above. Its a bit too much of a wobbly goblin.

Posted at 11:30AM on Jul 21st 2007 by jbird

23. Do they really think the local authorities are gonna let anyone fly one of those things anywhere near a public road? Not a chance! They would let you drive it but doubtfull on the flying part

Posted at 3:25PM on Jul 21st 2007 by average joe

24. Personally, I would not have mind having people fly around in these as long as they requirements to get certified was as hard as it was for pilots to get certified. In effect, that might not be a bad thing as that would mean less people on the road.

Posted at 3:54AM on Jul 22nd 2007 by Ryan

25. I told you they were real...what's next Artificial Intelligents...AI will rule the world in 2012...humans will be the slave....watch and see...Time to Wake up people...911, TMZ, the war in Iraq is just a front...something else is going on...were all just ginnie pigs in the global picture!!!!!

Posted at 2:39PM on Jul 22nd 2007 by Farve Nissi

26. That’s great, now there are new and improved ways of receiving vehicle and bodily damage.

New term: "Top-ended"

I've just been "Top-ended" by a person following too close.

Posted at 11:20PM on Jul 26th 2007 by ukemochi