Even if we had flying cars today, the majority of the population lacks the skill needed to fly since you'd basically be a pilot. True?

Necessity breeds ability. If we had flying cars, people would develop the skills to use them.

Before the computer was widely available, did everyone know how to use it? Nope. And, as it developed, it also became easier to use.

granted, there would be some people who couldn’t, the same as drivers.

The majority of people lack the skill right now, but they would be able to learn it. I don’t think it is that difficult to get a license to fly right now, but I don’t think that many people are interested in doing it.

After playing FlightGear (a free plane-flying simulation), I’d love to learn how to fly for real.

I am so clumsy I would welcome the chance to be a little further from the ground to catch my fall.

I never really saw how flying cars could work. Driving on the road is dangerous enough; a drunk driver now would be crashing into skyscrapers and people’s houses and trees and what not. It always seemed like a bad idea.

By the time that comes around, if it even does come around, we would already be being driven around by computers. Besides, there would probably some drunk goggles app for the car that wouldn’t let you take the wheel if you were boozed up.

When or if that day ever comes, all our transportation will be directed by computers. It probably won’t ever come to that, because a more effecient method of transporting people will be found.

I don’t know about flying cars, but has anyone heard the rumor/myth of blimps replacing
18-wheelers and trains to transport things. I think that’d be interesting.

are you kidding?!? If we had flying cars, we would already have systems advanced enough to pilot them for us. We already have a prototype automated helicopter. The only thing we would need to do is give it a destination. We wouldn’t have to do anything at all.

Except sip your latte as you play Thermonuclear War with your kids in the backseat.

Are you kidding me?

About ¼ of the people on the road shouldn’t have a license.

If they were flying….. it would be catastrophic.

True, computer navigation would most likely be a standard feature, however no system is perfect. What happens when that system fails and the flight controls are now in your hands? Putting complete trust in a computer to keep you safe is a terrible idea.

Flying cars would not likely move anything like an airplane making the knowledge of aerodynamics, rudders, and flaps obsolete. If we were to the point where we could create flying cars we would probably have the insight to create autopilot anyway.

Auto-piloting devices would become more important than ever. But what happens if a manual override becomes necessary?

Manual kvveride would be fairly simple. Even with today minimum guidance systems such as in an airplane, the person would only need to direct the vehicle, and the basic guidance systems would handle pitch, altitude etc. Just like in an airplane. Yes, there is the possibility that those could fail, but today there are pretty much no problems with such minimal systems. Worst cones to worst you would just need to press a button or pull a lever and an emergency parachute would deploy from the vehicle safely floating you down to the ground.

I don’t want a flying car. I’d prefer to just watch the Jetsons and stay grounded.