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Future Flight Social Insight Podcast

Future Flight Social Insight Podcast

Written by: Future Flight Challenge Social Insight
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 A series of six podcasts to start a national conversation about the future of flight. The series focuses on the impact that Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft and large, uncrewed drones, including those that fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), may have on our lives. Presented by Deborah Cohen.Future Flight Challenge Social Insight Science
Episodes
  • Episode 6: Who should govern future flight?

    Episode 6: Who should govern future flight?
    May 19 2025

    As the skies become more crowded who gets priority? For example, how do hang gliders make themselves electronically visible to larger aircraft to avoid collisions? Is government, at national and local levels, prepared for more drones? And does the UK need a new regulator?
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    35 mins
  • Episode 5: What does the public think about future flight?

    Episode 5: What does the public think about future flight?
    May 19 2025

    In the past the public has been asked their opinions on new technologies once they have been launched. The Future Flight Challenge Social Science Insights project has taken a different approach, in which public consultation has been conducted before these new kinds of drones and aircraft take to the air. What does the public think?
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    23 mins
  • Episode 4: Access denied – how to make flying more inclusive

    Episode 4: Access denied – how to make flying more inclusive
    May 19 2025

    People with all kinds of disabilities, visible and hidden, or who are from marginalised communities can feel uncomfortable or in danger when using public transport. Could personalised electric aviation be a solution? And can air travel be redesigned to make it easier for people with disabilities?
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    24 mins
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