| 2/21/2015 10:49:43 AM |
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badaszpole
Solsberry, IN
48, joined Oct. 2014
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I'll be taking flight this summer in my home built flying thing.
anyone else working in this direction?
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| 2/21/2015 11:15:39 AM |
Flying car ideas? what ideas do you have? |
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olderthandirt20
Waldron, AR
70, joined Jul. 2014
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| 2/21/2015 11:30:07 AM |
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karrpilot
Oswego, IL
53, joined Jul. 2009
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Nope. I opened up my wallet, and currently fly a Cessna 182 RG. Yes, it does cost a lot. But while others are building and tweaking their planes, I just go out to the airport, grab the keys, and away I go.
Being an airplane renter does have it's pros and cons. However, I cut the FBO a deal. They only charge me for the hour meter, an I can pretty much have said plane whenever I ask for it. Even for vacations.
Most places want a daily minimum on the hour meter. This plane, being that it's a little used rental, they are glad to let me have it. 
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| 2/21/2015 12:18:37 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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Nope. I opened up my wallet, and currently fly a Cessna 182 RG. Yes, it does cost a lot. But while others are building and tweaking their planes, I just go out to the airport, grab the keys, and away I go.
Being an airplane renter does have it's pros and cons. However, I cut the FBO a deal. They only charge me for the hour meter, an I can pretty much have said plane whenever I ask for it. Even for vacations.
Most places want a daily minimum on the hour meter. This plane, being that it's a little used rental, they are glad to let me have it.
Years back I use to fly as you are & yes it was fun.
I quit when things changed and Price went up & up & up
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| 2/21/2015 3:29:44 PM |
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luckylouie42
Cedar Grove, WV
74, joined Mar. 2008
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they already have flying cars, they are called airplanes.
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| 3/26/2015 11:50:56 AM |
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tileman1814
Kalispell, MT
66, joined Nov. 2007
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Flying cars are never going to become a reality until they find a way to tuck in the wings a little better.Standard type aircraft engines don't lend themselves very well to driving around in a car configuration.Some day somebody will come up with a combination that will work.
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| 3/26/2015 3:45:45 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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I had the 442 that would screeeeeeeeeem and lay rubber in the quarter ...but that was 40-plus years ago and I have my sense now.
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| 3/26/2015 6:12:28 PM |
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karrpilot
Oswego, IL
53, joined Jul. 2009
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I did a little more checking on the specs of the Cessna 182 RG I fly. Not all of the specs, but the few that really matter. Here goes.
Long range fuel tanks. 80 gallons.
235 HP.
Air speed, 146 knots. Roughly, 170-175 MPH. Little more with a tail wind, little less with a head wind.
4 passenger. And just about any size. Not 4 midgets, dwarfs, or under the age of 10.
Cruising range, 6+ hours. Myself, I never go that far. I usually use the bladder method of flying. 2-3 hours. Use the bathroom, get gas, and eat something.
A flying car with specs anything less than what I posted? Please. I like to spend my time being there. NOT trying to get there. 
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| 4/12/2015 9:43:23 PM |
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kraven_morehed
Greenwood, LA
96, joined Jul. 2014
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flying cars have been around for years!!!
most of them are only single-use,though. 
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| 8/16/2015 10:45:51 AM |
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ninjazx9r
Largo, FL
47, joined Apr. 2010
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flying cars have been around for years!!!
most of them are only single-use,though.
  
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