June 29, 20232 yr Administrators As long as it fits in my garage! 🚙 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 29, 20232 yr "A company video (at top) shows the Model A coming up to a traffic obstruction, going into lift mode, hurdling the obstacle, landing back on the highway and driving off, while the other cars are stuck in gridlock. Whether that’ll be legal or not remains to be seen. " https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/alef-aeronautics-flying-car-automobile-helicopter-1234767080/ Dugald Walker
June 29, 20232 yr Author Administrators 43 minutes ago, dmwalker said: "A company video (at top) shows the Model A coming up to a traffic obstruction, going into lift mode, hurdling the obstacle, landing back on the highway and driving off, while the other cars are stuck in gridlock. Whether that’ll be legal or not remains to be seen. " https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/alef-aeronautics-flying-car-automobile-helicopter-1234767080/ Yeah! Funny that these articles or videos never mention if doing something like that will be legal! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 29, 20232 yr And with a top speed of 35 mph, you won't be able to go on expressways even if you wanted to. It will look really impressive in your driveway, though. Dugald Walker
June 29, 20232 yr Moderator 9 minutes ago, dmwalker said: And with a top speed of 35 mph, Hmmm. I gathered that 35 was the top speed when airborne. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
June 29, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, n4gix said: Hmmm. I gathered that 35 was the top speed when airborne. You may be right. It says "the initial top speed of 35 mph will comply with regulations for low-speed electric vehicles." Does that mean airborne vehicles like ultralights? Dugald Walker
June 29, 20232 yr Moderator Possibly so. I am puzzled by the disparity between the sales price of the " Alef Model A" at $300k and the other "Z" model under development at only $35k! That just doesn't seem possible! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
June 29, 20232 yr If you saw how the fools drive their cars here in Texas you wouldn't be so enthusiastic about having these same knuckleheads flying above you.🙂
June 29, 20232 yr Author Administrators 37 minutes ago, dmwalker said: And with a top speed of 35 mph Since it says that only a drone license is needed to fly it, maybe 35 MPH is a drone's top speed in flight?? Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 29, 20232 yr "payload limit 200 pounds including passenger and luggage". Alef may be sued for fat shaming its customers. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 29, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, charliearon said: maybe 35 MPH is a drone's top speed in flight?? "The fastest commercial drone ever released is the Yuneec Typhoon H Pro. It has a top speed of 70 mph." Apparently the speed limit is 100 mph Dugald Walker
June 29, 20232 yr The ideal car for a police chase. Just fly over the stop sticks! 😈 Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
June 29, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Bob Scott said: The ideal car for a police chase. Just fly over the stop sticks! At first, I thought the car at 0:32 was flying over a tollbooth. Dugald Walker
June 30, 20232 yr Moderator 4 hours ago, mwilk said: If you saw how the fools drive their cars here in Texas you wouldn't be so enthusiastic about having these same knuckleheads flying above you.🙂 Yeah, I agree. I was just thinking about how bad the drivers are here in the metroplex. Something weird seems to be going on where a lot of people seem to have trouble going at least the speed limit. That’s like 80% of the issue I see. Then you have the yahoos in the Chargers, Mustangs, and other American muscle cars that treat the road like a racetrack, GTA, or Fast and Furious and go like 30mph over the limit and weave in and out of traffic. I also can’t forgive the fact that the old unwritten rule about the left lane being the “fast lane” has been forgotten. Can’t tell you how many times I see people in the left lane going like 10-20 mph under the limit and refuse to move over. The severely slow, way under the speed limit driver is what gets me the most since it’s the most common. Nothing more annoying that getting on the 183 toll going between Dallas and FTW, where the posted speed is 75 and it goes to one lane and you get stuck behind someone going 60 for no apparent reason. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
June 30, 20232 yr Oh heck no with the way people drive today. Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
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