Icon A5

robfosters · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:27

Was wondering. The Icon A5. let's face it, it's coolness personified :cool:

On a more serious matter, do you think aircraft like these could eventually, one day, lead to air travel becoming mainstream for people?

Other than the usual health and safety reasons, they just seem so easy to fly, it couldn't be any more challenging and dangerous than learning how to drive.

[FnG]magnolia · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:33

Air travel isn't mainstream?

robfosters · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:34

[FnG]magnolia;21267761 said:
Air travel isn't mainstream?

I mean to a level where ordinary folk can own A5's to use. There's more space in the air than on roads.

Bennie-Mac · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:40

robfosters said:
I mean to a level where ordinary folk can own A5's to use. There's more space in the air than on roads.

There is also more risk of horrific accidents. Are you basically asking when you think that people will switch over to what is essentially flying cars? If so, never.

[FnG]magnolia · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:46

'Tomorrow's World' lied to me! :mad:

Bennie-Mac · 15 Feb 2012 at 04:08

[FnG]magnolia;21267967 said:
'Tomorrow's World' lied to me!

They also touched your no no parts. You might not remember it, but if you think about it they totally did. Happened to me as well chum.

Memphis · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:31

robfosters said:
I mean to a level where ordinary folk can own A5's to use. There's more space in the air than on roads.

The thought of the morons who currently try to crash into me every day when I drive to and from work being airborn scares the living daylights out of me.

I hope personal flying transport NEVER becomes mainstream until the entire process is fully automated with no human override.

Jono · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:37

I saw a young lady in a Robinson something Helichopter the other weekend.... I'm sure the last I saw of one of those was on tomorrow's world. It looked horrid to be in.

a1ex2001 · 15 Feb 2012 at 10:15

Bennie-Mac said:
If so, never.

Never say never!

For me the only way it could possibly happen is with full automated control along specified 'corridors' bettween specific limited points it would be an ideal replacement for motorways allowing cars to be stacked at varrying levels depending on how many 'junctions' they would be on th 'road' for.

You are right though in that for local use under user control it would just be a disaster waiting to happen the 3D awareness of the average person just isn't upto it.