Terrafugia landing

ouaou c'est trop cool cette voiture =)

@PoppedLASTICZ
You obviously have little knowlege of airplanes.
On a light airplane, like Terrafugia, if the engine "blows" (as PoppedLASTICZ says) you do not "die," you merely glide to a suitable landing place, such as a field.
The Terrafugia can be practical, but is going to be more of a rich person's toy, if it ever gets into production.
PoppedLASTICZ, you ought to get more aviation wisdom before spouting nonsense.

I don't claim to be an expert. I have no knowledge of flying airplanes, correct. I pose questions. People are saying these will be our flying cars, & I wonder, how does that realistically fit into every day driver accidents. These would have to be long distance travel. I can't imagine people using this short distances to drop the kids off at school, etc....

PoppedLASTICZ: Every plane, by its very nature, has the ability to glide. Engines die in planes too, you know, in which case pilots engage in a series of steps to either try to restart it or look for a safe place to set the plane down - you don't fall out of the sky as you so alarmingly (and perhaps ignorantly?) suggest.

Well, speaking of practical, imagine how many people wreck every day distracted while driving.....Now, imagine that same number but with flying cars into crowded neighborhoods all across the country. Imagine taking a shower, then suddenly, bam! a flying car in your bathroom.

you will need at least a sport pilots license to operate one of these crafts, so you have, to an extent, training on what to do in this sort of engine loss scenario. as far as i know airplanes dont go through peoples houses everyday, thats not to say that it doesn't happen once in a while but there are other options like fields and roads (since it does have wheels like a car).
training people to fly aircraft wont eliminate this from happening but it will reduce the possibility.

no matter what i say, you will be able to pick holes in this idea, which is why its still in testing and the regulations behind operating them and how airspace will be laid out are still in the works. its an amazing idea that people will one day be able to use these as transportation.

I'm certain it will work on long distance use. Generally my opinion of most drivers isn't favorable, and trying to fathom all of these people getting pilot's training boggles my mind. Honestly I think if we really are going to have flying cars, we're going to need completely different physics, & propulsion, not propellers

If that scenario is coming, I think you should install an anti-missile system so you can blow it into pieces before it falls down crashing into your bedroom !!! I guess it would be morally and legally correct, because the people inside that falling vehicule will die anyway, but this might save your family´s lives.

Again, air spaces aren't a "free-for-all" with traffic. If you want to drive from home to work, you need to take one of a possible set of routes to get there, you're not allowed to drive over people's fences and backyards to get where you want to go since it will cause mayhem if everyone else is doing the same. The same applies to air space, you need to follow routes and paths set by controllers. Granted increased traffic load is a possible challenge, but one controllers deal with regardless.