Got eVTOL? – SM4 Safety News from Global Aerospace

Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles bring out the very best futuristic, gravity-defying and green versions of us all. The idea is not entirely new, offering vertical movement with lateral mobility and making the concept of a runway almost trivial.

It offers blades and batteries and a quiet that few know in our existing aviation world. It dares us to conceive of having an eVTOL in the backyard where maybe the neighbors won’t notice as we skip traffic and fly into work with efficiency. The days of loud and objectionable aircraft are soon to be behind us, and it feels like we can literally have it all.

eVTOL: Exciting Technology, But Who’s Flying the Plane?

The eVTOL concept has taken years to bring to fruition, and I have done my best to stay up to date on the latest news tied to the manufacturers, mergers, acquisitions and super brands that will ultimately make life better with these vehicles. The eVTOL world is one that I want to live in, with expeditious transport in congested cities, local pickups and small vertiports that make physically connecting easier and entirely attainable.

No jet fuel or 100LL required, just a short plug into the grid, and we are collectively on our way. Everything about it just feels good.

There is one issue that concerns me—who is flying the plane? Are eVTOL pilots born out of the commercial airlines? Are they former military aviators? Can anyone with a pilot’s license take the job? Or do these pilots come to the eVTOL...