[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Want to hear something funny? Nasa is actually doing serious research on personal flying vehicles. They are a car/plane combo that needs very little runway to take off and land. the idea is to have many tiny airports near work centers and have people fly to and land nearby then drive the few miles to work.

This is supposed to help relieve the congestion on the highways. Gee, now we'll have to worry about falling cars. I wonder what that will do to car insurance?

LoL Cheers!

Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS)
http://sats.larc.nasa.gov/main.html

Sorry. No mention of car/plane combos. Considering how many Canadian communities are totally dependent on air taxis services, I would think that you would welcome the concept. In the past, especially before WW2, the USA had a lot more local small (potentially commuter) airports. They have been in even a steeper decline recently as traffic at the hubs exceeds capacity. The down side… post 9/11 security considerations.