alberchico
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An airplane for people who don’t fly airplanes — General Aviation News
Personally, I've often wondered how an airplane would be designed if Orville and Wilbur had started their efforts today.
generalaviationnews.com
This could either end up being a big game changer for general aviation or another dead end. The initial 500,000 price tag could make it difficult to attract buyers.
There is a blog post in which the founder of the company explains his concept. One thing he said stands out to me:
Launch HN: Airhart Aeronautics (YC S22) – A modern personal airplane | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
"A lot of people will likely wonder: “isn’t removing stick and rudder skills going to make worse pilots”? Short answer: no. The core of what makes a good pilot isn’t stick and rudder skills; it’s good decision making and risk management"
I disagree with this premise. I think that in order to be a good general aviation pilot you need to excel at both stick and rudder skills and having good decision making skills. I wonder what others think about this project. Does it have a chance of succeeding ?
