🚗✈️ Tesla just unveiled a Roadster that drives upside down and lifts off the road. For pilots, the first question is: whose airspace is that?
Brandon Martini and Carson Vasquez break down Tesla’s flying Roadster reveal and what flying cars and air taxis could mean for pilots. They trace the long history of flying cars and look at the eVTOL companies racing to carry passengers right now.
In this episode:
- Why a car lifted even a foot off the ground is already in FAA airspaceeVTOLs already flying paying passengers in China for around $41, and planned US routes like JFK to Manhattan and LAX to Santa MonicaJoby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and Wisk Aero, and why autonomous flight may be harder to approve than the aircraft itselfFrom the Taylor Aerocar to the Terrafugia Transition: why earlier flying cars never caught on
🚀 Whether it’s a Cessna 172 or an air taxi, the sky still needs people who understand it. Keep training, stay curious, and tell us in the comments: would you ride in an eVTOL with no pilot?
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