The big problem with his "stuck in traffic" scenario is how do you find the space to take off. Not to mention the legality of the whole thing.
Granted, it's a really cool demo, but he needs to admit that there is little real-world practicality.
Granted, it's a really cool demo, but he needs to admit that there is little real-world practicality.
I think he should play up the fact that this takes off with half the speed Marty McFly would need to turn on his flux capacitor.
He said it could take off from a football field and clear the stanchions. It evidently needs a 300 foot unpaved field and a bit of space around it without anything exceedingly tall. That's pretty good performance, and you can get by with a lot less than a proper runway, but it can't take off from a traffic jam.