Every now and then, you see a step change: I know the electric air taxies look awesome but this really piques my interest. One more thing to add to my 'bucket list.' Bob Wilson
Fortunate to find another video so I could hear what the prop wash sounds like. You'd never know that it's electric from the sound That said .... would love to see what skis (instead of floaties) would be like. The drag getting off water versus Snow would be significant. But 27 seconds? That's still great for a seaplane. But this isn't the first e-plane by a long shot. The folks in the UK have had around a dozen of this electric models for a number of years. Would love to know how Sub-0° temperatures affect it's range ... one model or the other. Then there's altitude. I've watched gassers try to fly out of a valley at 7,000' on a 95° day - fully loaded. Not a pretty sight unless you're into being one of the nail biters .
I'd feel a lot safer in one of those giant drone style e-planes/choppers - more redundancies. Yes; I have been on nail biter bush pilot planes that fall off a cliff to get into the air. That was when I was much younger and stupider....
The redundancies come at the cost of range. Not much beats a fixed wing aircraft in efficiency, which is important with the current limits of batteries.
If it's the kind of drone that has a prop facing upward on each of 4 corners .... well ... have you ever seen what happens when four people are carrying a large square table & one of them walks away? Yeah, not a pretty picture. You're suddenly flying in the same direction as the dead drone motor's corner. At least with one big overhead wing, you have some glide capability. If they ever start building dual engine e-planes, that'll give an even better chance to find a good spot to bring it down safely.
