Flying
taxi, credit to Mashable.
Many
countries not only thinking, but also developed prototypes of flying
taxi. UK, Japan, Germany and USA among countries that competing to
make flying taxi to be reality in near future.
Two
clear advantages are reducing
crowd in highways
and bring
down cost
if
we use for
small airplanes, especially for distance of less than 200
miles.
Indirectly
effects, the areas that far from airports such as tourism
destinations, shopping centers at remote areas and recreation centers
might
have economic
booms due to easily accessed by flying taxis.
Uber
has planned to operate a flying taxi in 2023, about 4 years from now.
The charge not so expensive compared to regular taxi, 30% higher. Let
say if we paid normal taxi with US$30, then the US$ 39 for flying
taxi.
The
flying taxi maximum speed is 200 mile per-hour. The flying taxi pick
up passengers on roof top of buildings such as shopping centers and
car park buildings, and delivers the passenger at the same kind of
buildings or other safe spaces.
Taxis
bring four passengers and fly above 500 meters of ground. It is need
special pilots, but easier than to fly helicopters or smaller
airplanes.
Do
you think that
it is reasonable
to have “flying taxi in the crowd cities?” or
in your states or in your countries?