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[–] 6 points 18 hours ago* (3 children)

Gyrocoptors. They're closer to a flying car, since if you can drive a car, you can legally fly a gyrocoptor in the US. Just remember to file flight plans, and watch out for power lines. The way you land the things is to kill the engine.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago (2 children)

    They've still got the same danger as helicopters. If something goes wrong, you can't glide and you'll likely just fall out of the sky.

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  • [–] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    You do glide. The rotor providing lift isn't connected to anything, the lift is provided by horizontal speed. You'd have to literally hit a building, a mountain, or power lines to crash the things. You don't need a pilots license to operate them, because you basically can't crash them and the entire aircraft weighs quite a bit less than a car.

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