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Traffic jams in Moscow to be replaced with air crashes?

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"This is just an idea, but let's tale a closer look at it," the minister said. According to Ivanov, the service will find demand with the passengers, who need to travel from the center of the city to airports within the shortest amount of time possible, RIA Novosti reports. The flights, if materialize, will be organized by certified companies, the minister added.

In the summer of 1010, Moscow region governor Boris Gromov scathingly advised car owners should replace their cars with personal choppers if they wanted to have the problem of traffic jams solved. This looks like a "if there is no bread, let them eat cakes" situation.

Moscow has special rules that regulate the flights above the territory of the city. To put it in a nutshell, it is strictly forbidden to fly above the capital. The air space above the city has been closed for many years, although during the Soviet times some people could land their planes on Red Square. This is probably the reason why the sitting authorities propose opening flying routes above the Moskva River and its branches.
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... I would build an 300 lbs ekran-hover-chop-craft :) ...
... computer controlled constant altitude ...
... something that should float around about 25 feet over the traffic ...
... controllable by a number of thrust vectoring nozzles ...
... horten flying saucer could be a start ...
:)