From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: So Much Written... So Little Said
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:38:27 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-17 18:48, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:55:11 -0700, Alan says...
>
>>
>> On 2025-08-16 18:15, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:28:14 -0700, Alan says...
>>>
>>>>>> Then you're claim that they will be "limited to <100 mile
>>>>>> round trips" is bullshit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope.
>>>>>
>>>>> FAA rules.
>>>>>
>>>>> Look there rules up, shit-fer-brains.
>>>
>>>> Unlike you, I did:
>>>
>>> There ya go again... making shit up. I know you're a stalker and
>>> all, but you have NO idea what I've done, so pretending to just
>>> for the win, does not help you.
>>>
>>>> <https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-welcomes-publication-
>>>> new- operating-regulations-faa/>
>>>
>>> "Range" - phrase not found
>>>
>>> "Distance" - phrase not found.
>>>
>>> "Miles" - phrase not found.
>
>> You were claiming "FAA rules" would limit Joby to "<100 mile round
>> trips".
>
> Jes.
>
>> And neither the original FAA rules for conventional aircraft nor
>> the revised rules define things in terms of range, distance or
>> miles.
>
> The "rules" don't list the infinite scenarios of eVTOL aircraft and
> how far they're allowed to fly, given their stated limited distance
> they can fly.
>
But you're the one who insisted that they should.
I countered your claim that FAA rules meant something with the fact that
there are NEW rules which have been enacted for eVTOL craft.
> There are equations for each type of aircraft, and that too, is not
> "listed" per se, but the "rules" are there.
>
>> Which is why you've pivoted.
>
> No pivot.
>
> YOU pivoted, because YOU had no argument for the FACT, that there
> will never be "electric, battery-powered" aircraft as large as an
> A333E.
I never said there would be.
>
> We might get there, some century, but it will NOT be powered solely
> by battery technology, unless we can harness dilithium crystals,
> some day!
>
> LOL
>
> The rules that govern these requirements for electric air taxis are
> found in the FAA's new Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)
> titled "Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and
> Operations." This SFAR updates and clarifies existing Part 135
> regulations to accommodate the unique characteristics of this new
> class of aircraft.
>
> https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/
> AC_194-1.pdf
Indeed. And I quoted large sections of it at your request...
...and you ran away!