# Flying Car getting closer? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 19, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924 "2015-03-19T06:16:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/1 "2015-03-19T06:16:18Z")
[http://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/03/17/move-over-korben-dallas-the-first-flying-car-is-about-to-arrive/](http://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/03/17/move-over-korben-dallas-the-first-flying-car-is-about-to-arrive/) ---
**Author:** ![Jimshorts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimshorts/32/5915_2.png) [@Jimshorts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimshorts)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/2 "2015-03-19T06:42:44Z")
I thought you were referring to this. [https://youtu.be/Zxe\_DqAkeAk](https://youtu.be/Zxe_DqAkeAk) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/3 "2015-03-19T07:40:02Z")
I hope not…we haven’t gotten driving on the road down yet. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/4 "2015-03-19T07:57:08Z")
People cant even maintain their cars properly yet… ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/5 "2015-03-19T08:44:48Z")
The maintenance requirements on private aircraft are extremely anal. I can’t see the average joe affording to purchase let alone maintain these. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/6 "2015-03-19T10:01:56Z")
Flying cars will not be main stream until GPS and automated driving has been more refined. I don’t see them letting any Joe Schmoe into an air craft and flying all over the place. Also the air line industry will be a pretty big opponent of flying everyday vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/7 "2015-03-19T11:09:40Z")
Yeah it’s a ways off but closer for sure. If it’s practical that’s another matter entirely. ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/8 "2015-03-19T11:15:13Z")
Thats awesome. Someday…but not anytime soon IMO ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/9 "2015-03-19T11:39:13Z")
I would imagine its not great at being a plane or being a car. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/10 "2015-03-19T11:53:14Z")
It’s not like any idiot with a driver’s license will just be able to fly even if these do get popular. They’ll likely be marketed under the sports pilot license. While not requiring the thorough medical testing a full pilots license requires it’s still a lot of work and money to get a sports pilot license. It’s pretty unlikely they’ll ever get these classifieds at ultralights because getting them DOT certified would require too much equipment to ever pass the ultralight requirements limiting power and weight and still be able to fly. Like LZ mentioned, they’ll be terrible cars and terrible planes while costing more than a decent plane and decent car combined. You see the same thing with amphibious cars. For half the cost you can go buy a much better boat and much better car than any of amphibious vehicles on the market. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flying-car-getting-closer/271924/11 "2015-03-19T17:30:49Z")
I would say realistically this could be a real thing within 50 years at the earliest predicated on the idea that we would have some other plentiful, cheap & very energy dense reliable fuel (or super light and efficient batteries) by then. If not I just don’t see it being feasible with what gas or jet fuel will cost (as well as weight and capacity issues.) It’s a cool idea but we’ll all probably be dead or too old to know where we are by the time this might even be possible.