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German startup Volocopter says it's the first company to fly an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at an international airport

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Tags: finland.helsinki, technology, aviation, helicopters, octadecacopter, volocopter, aircraft, airports, startups, author.sean okane, source.the verge, short read
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/30/20840840/volocopter-air-taxi-test-flight-startup-helsinki-airport

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Title
Volocopter's air taxi performs a test flight at Helsinki Airport
Published
Aug 30 2019
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245 words

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    Neverland
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    I’ve been thinking about how automated electric helicopters (flying cars) will change real estate. For example the Seattle area has hundreds of gorgeous islands in the Puget Sound. Many don’t even...

    I’ve been thinking about how automated electric helicopters (flying cars) will change real estate. For example the Seattle area has hundreds of gorgeous islands in the Puget Sound. Many don’t even have ferry service. The land is amazing and somewhat cheap due to the difficulty of access.

    I think that this new class of aircraft will make places like that worth much more. You will be able to commute daily to work via 30-45 minute flight. So, I wonder if this and Starlink will make this type of rural yet gorgeous land skyrocket in value.

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      1. Neverland
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        I agree on the helicopter comparison. Noise pollution is a major factor, for sure. There are many reasons to be negative on this. I don't see "everybody" flying to work, but Seattle has a ton of...

        I agree on the helicopter comparison. Noise pollution is a major factor, for sure. There are many reasons to be negative on this.

        I don't see "everybody" flying to work, but Seattle has a ton of people who make six-figures. The geography here supports heliports on the water, or on any of the giant swaths of private corporate property. I would imagine a lead Amazon or Microsoft dev/manager tapping their multi-copter's screen in the morning, a 30 minute automated flight to a Downtown/Bellevue/Redmond heliport, then taking a Level 5 automated car the last few miles.

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