Manned Drones

[logjam]

Manned Drones attracted a lot of attention at the consumer electronics show in Vegas.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFJyIEVlMuo

 

[Eddie Foy]

Cool, but if it is flown by a man it is not a drone by definition. Closer to a helicopter.

 

[logjam]

I watched a company video and it appears they are trying to use these as a taxi providing medium short distance transportation. Passengers are not actually flying them, other than selecting a destination on a screen. Originally I was against the idea of sharing airspace with these things, but I can see how it could work without problems. My fear is that after the wrong passenger gets killed by collision with a general aviation aircraft we'll all be parked on the ground and these things will rule the skies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs4nDFgVx2o

 

[Frodo]

I noticed that there are no pictures of it in flight. Who would be responsible for human/prop interference when it comes down in a crowded area?

 

[PerryB]

A great example of a terrible idea.

 

[Chicken Hawk]

Drone is a Drone.........its a pilotless delivery device. Doesn't matter if cargo is a video camera, a package or a human along for the ride. The consequence of it crashing into a crowd of people will be no different than an airplane crashing into a crowd of people......its gonna suck for everyone involved.
Walmart just paid comedian Tracey Morgan 90 million bucks because of negligent truck driver.......that was an expensive truck load of Pampers!

 

[Frodo]

I'm not even talking about a crash. This thing is surrounded by whirling Ginsu knives. How will you perform crowd control for takeoff and landing?

 

[skywagon8a]

I saw another video of this machine which indicated that the trip is preprogrammed. The person is just cargo going along for the ride and has no control.

 

[Chicken Hawk]

I'm not even talking about a crash. This thing is surrounded by whirling Ginsu knives. How will you perform crowd control for takeoff and landing?

Same way it's done with current aircraft. Designated take off & landing areas.

 

[skywagon8a]

Same way it's done with current aircraft. Designated take off & landing areas.

Do you mean to say that all of the Cubs here always take off and land at designated landing sites? :smile:

 

[Chicken Hawk]

Do you mean to say that all of the Cubs here always take off and land at designated landing sites? :smile:

Of course!..........you never know who else is reading this stuff!!

 

[Chicken Hawk]

This is insane!
No doubt the technology is growing fast!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mOBQXuu_5Zw

 

[Todd long]

Bet this guy never thought the Chinese toy industry would beat him.