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I think that’s a solvable problem. The actual physical limitation is sound: who wants a helicopter taking off right next to them in the evening?

Just imagine the noise pollution.



Nobody wants leaf blowers either, but hiring a guy with a leaf blower is cheaper than 3 guys with rakes, so here we are.


Lots of neighborhoods are banning them, ours did.


I think California banned the loud ones entirely, but people haven't caught up yet.


The actual "physical limitation" is that the typical average human simply cannot be trusted with a flying car. They can barely be trusted with regular ordinary run-of-the-mill cars.




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