Let’s cut to the chase: we want flying cars. Right now the closest we have is drones heavy lifting drones. droneblog has this fun article on the whos, hows and whys of personal drone flight.

Drones are changing the world. It seems they can do everything: record big sporting or musical events, carry out military tasks and deliver packages. People have also implemented them in many industries to do dangerous tasks or make tedious tasks more efficient. I believe you are wondering if a drone can do one more thing—lift a person.

Certain drones can lift and carry a person. Their ability to do so depends on power, dead weight, type of propellers, and the number of motors. These are so-called “professional drones” or “heavy-lifting drones.” When lifting heavy loads, the position of a drone is important as well.

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Welcome to drone day on the Adafruit blog. Every Monday we deliver the latest news, products and more from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), quadcopter and drone communities. Drones can be used for video & photography (dronies), civil applications, policing, farming, firefighting, military and non-military security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. Previous posts can be found via the #drone tag and our drone / UAV categories.