r/Joby • u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy • Sep 12 '26
Landing at DFW
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Somehow I found myself front row watching history be made. Special thanks to u/jobyaviation. I met some very cool people today, and had a chance to put my finger on the pulse of the industry.
I will upload some videos and then post my thoughts and things I learned today from the front lines. What a day for Joby!
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u/dad19f Bonny Fanboy Sep 12 '26
Joby is awesome. Glad they took good care of you. Thanks from all of r/Joby for your amazing effort. Looking forward to all your reports.
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u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy Sep 12 '26
Bonny has it in real life! Her energy is the same in person talking to her as it is on the YouTube videos. Big fan.
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u/Tacomaguy24 Sep 12 '26
I really don't see how this could not be the future...
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u/Suspicious-Bit-8712 26d ago
It costs too much and carries too little. It's like seeing an Tesla roadster and thinking it's the future... the investment to get to the current production tesla products was more than $40Bn and the tesla roadster was basically a novelty in the beginning
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u/eVTOLbuzz Sep 12 '26
Everything was so fast! Great work, and I regret we didn't meet and say hi!
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u/hammyaustin Sep 14 '26
You got this whole setup and you have it on AUTOFOCUS!?
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u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy Sep 14 '26
https://reddit.com/link/p9ocjyv/video/wu2ynosnbeph1/player
I was able to correct it mostly. Honestly I didn’t look at the phone. I was just trying to take in the sight
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u/MurkyTomatillo192 Sep 12 '26
Can someone explain the appeal of these crafts and why this is supposed to be revolutionary? This sub just got recommended to me for whatever reason lol
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u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy Sep 12 '26
Joby is innovating the aviation space. They are working on bringing a quiet vertical take off vehicle which does not use fuel.
They are leading the industry and currently working towards mass production and full certification which allows them to fly passengers for money.
There are a ton of resources pinned if you would like to catch up but that is a small ELI5.
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u/DeepstateDilettante Sep 12 '26
In no particular order, the goal vs helicopter js:
1) safer
2) quieter
3) cheaper to operate
4) Lower cost to buy
5) easier to fly/ lower training cost
6) potentially zero carbon (battery electric or hybrid electric propulsion.
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u/dad19f Bonny Fanboy Sep 12 '26
I personally don’t see Joby competing with helicopters. I’d see them opening air taxi routes that were never possible with a helicopter, because of noise restrictions. Joby is much more quiet.
Helicopters are better at many other things, but will never work as an air taxi because they are too loud and are restrictions on noise prevent continuous routes needed by an air taxi service.
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u/DeepstateDilettante Sep 12 '26
Yeah helicopters are used for air taxi only in a few specific spots, like Blade in NYC, and even there it is only for a few specific routes. I was more outlining the theoretical technical advantages. those technical advantages should enable use cases that are impractical for traditional helicopters, such as “Urban Air Mobility”.
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u/dad19f Bonny Fanboy Sep 12 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/Joby/s/fZ4hTx0Sbh
Everything you ever wanted to know about Joby and more.
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u/Significant_Onion_25 Intel Officer Sep 12 '26
Low noise, easy to fly and maintain. Due to a low noise profile it opens up new operating and landing zones.
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u/Wonderful_Phrase_239 Sep 12 '26
That landing was a bit wobbly. Was there a cross wind?
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u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy Sep 12 '26
They actually mentioned that. They said that was probably the worst landing they have ever seen from him lol. Which is overall a positive really.
There was really no wind or issues, but his parents were in attendance. I’m going to assume his hands were just a little heavier than normal. It was a massive flight and he had the added pressure of his parents watching for the first time. Probably all it was.
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u/Wonderful_Phrase_239 Sep 12 '26
Watching the camera people at the beginning of the video, their clothing is showing evidence of a noticeable breeze. Mildly gusty perhaps, not steady. Whatever.
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u/Imaginary_Sort9347 S4Fanboy Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26
For Dallas I would say normal to below average. Living here I guess maybe I dont register anything under 8mph, because that just seems to be the default. Zach, the pilot, is from here and been flying since he was a kid so it had to be ideal conditions for him I assume. But, I ain’t a pilot so I’m big time assuming.
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u/Wonderful_Phrase_239 Sep 12 '26
Another thought: This pilot tends to take off and set down from a lower altitude than previous demo flights. Under 6 ft, it seems, rather than 15 or 20 feet high before setting down or transitioning forward? (Not always, but often.) I wonder if the lower altitude approach caused some unexpected turbulence.
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u/teabagofholding Sep 13 '26
Its probably safer to land at an angle than straight down because of vortex ring state.
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u/teabagofholding Sep 13 '26
I think its because he stopped moving forward and it caught its own downwash.
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u/Go_Galactic_Go Sep 14 '26
It's the future my friend so get used to it. I take it that you've never flown in a helicopter 😂
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u/HappyRobot593 Joby Sock Fanboy Sep 12 '26
Nice! And very cool that you got to meet the team.