Since it doesn’t appear that he is a fighter jock, the 911 Turbo is out. Why 911 Turbo, because the engine is in the back like a fighter plane. The turbo spooling up is like lighting the burners.

At that point pretty much everyone is dead unless you were like 100 yards back, which no one ever is.

Just some of the time.

As usual, most military projects are significantly over budget and way behind schedule which was why it was killed off. The Comanche and the S-76B with the Fenestron tail were quite the performers. I worked with a Sikorsky test pilot that got a chance to fly them. Not sure if you haven’t noticed, but the gun on the…

It’s been 30 days since the law went into effect. No one has been killed. No gun owner has killed their professor or another student about a disagreement. Student are still showing up for class totally unaware that the person next to them may or may not be carrying a gun. Life goes on.

It maybe $10M new, but a used one is now about $900K. You are probably looking about $3K per hour.

But then keep in mind 2007 was his first year driving in Formula 1. How many rookies have done that well?

Nothing wrong with being behind them, I know they can’t stop faster than my car.

I’m against it. In California then can only do 55 when the speed limit for everyone else is 65-70. Let them go the flow of traffic. One time driving through Utah, I followed 2 semi with triple trailers doing 100+ mph, including the uphill sections, for about an hour. I got great milage following them.

That 10% in ethanol is about 3% less energy.

Not really. California has one of the worst grades of gas for performance. Fill up your car with fuel from Oregon, and you’ll notice that your mileage goes up about 5-10%. It is because California requires all the additives that decrease the potential energy for each gallon of fuel.

Using batteries that cannot be built in California.

Jetpacks that fly for less than a minute aren’t regulated by the FAA because they figure you will probably just kill yourself sooner or later. If it can sustain flight and gets classed as an ultralight, then you can’t fly over any congested areas or people.

If you flew a real helicopter, you would need to stay above 500 feet unless you are coming in for landing or when taking off.

Public Use UAS is allowed ground to 400 feet and must remain within line of sight of the pilot.

Rules for recreational operators are different than for commercial and public use.

So the restrictions are 400 feet and below, line of sight of the pilot, 5 miles from an airport with a tower, 3 miles from one with instrument approach, 2 miles from remaining airports and heliports. That means they can’t fly over my house since I’m within 5 miles of a major airport.

The department would have to get a blanket Certificate of Waiver or Authorization to fly. It will depend on what is listed on their COA.

And what is your background? The company I work for is a sole source subcontractor for the 787 and also for Sikorsky.

I wouldn’t say made, they are assembled in Everett. Boeing doesn’t “make” anything, they only assemble. All components are outsourced to other companies.