Man.. I just can't get excited about one of these until they come up with a ballistic recovery system that's light enough to allow a person to not simply plummet to the the ground if the engine dies (but haven't we been taking the risk with helicopters for decades?). The cool factor is way high though. Since it states the ceiling is half a mile, I would assume that this is only useful for lower elevations and not.. say.. Denver or Aspen.
Funny thing is, Helicopters simply aren't that unsafe. If the engine dies (and you are properly trained) it is very easy to keep or regain control of the helicopter.
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aeo @ Aug 25th 2006 10:47AM
Man.. I just can't get excited about one of these until they come up with a ballistic recovery system that's light enough to allow a person to not simply plummet to the the ground if the engine dies (but haven't we been taking the risk with helicopters for decades?). The cool factor is way high though. Since it states the ceiling is half a mile, I would assume that this is only useful for lower elevations and not.. say.. Denver or Aspen.
Chewedtoothpick @ May 2nd 2008 2:46PM
Funny thing is, Helicopters simply aren't that unsafe. If the engine dies (and you are properly trained) it is very easy to keep or regain control of the helicopter.