Flying car takes off. Wonders never cease! For only $194,000 you can have the flying car of your dreams.
This is all fantasy until the FAA says OK. And that seems to have happened.
Approval from the FAA was delayed because of the Transition’s weight. As Wired notes, the vehicle’s 1,430 lb. curb weight was 110 pounds over the legal limit for a Light Sport Aircraft, the kind that requires only 20 hours of practice before they hand you a license. But the FAA has now granted a dispensation to the Transition, meaning that it will still be able to carry safety features like airbags and crumple zones.
The Transition has a rear propeller that gives it a cruising speed of 115 m.p.h. It has a 20 gallon tank and operates on regular unleaded gas. The range is 460 miles. When driving on the highways it gets 30 miles per gallon.
Everyone should have one.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
