Since this view seems underrepresented here, I'll say I'd just as soon see the number of aircraft in the sky stay at right about what it is now, not more.
Having random tech bros flying overhead is not an anxiety reducing phenomenon.
On the other hand, taking the other side of this, what you're working on seems long overdue.
I would suggest building for the future (electric). Yeah as you said batteries are not ready yet, but think about it, you should be thinking forward to a time when they are. As an analogy, people in YC today are not just designing products that will be using today's AI. They are designing products that will be using the AI of a year, two years, from now. And you should be working this way too. And with electric, the drivetrain will be way more reliable and people like me who wonder if you're going to dribble gas on my house will have less to worry about.
Having random tech bros flying overhead is not an anxiety reducing phenomenon.
On the other hand, taking the other side of this, what you're working on seems long overdue.
I would suggest building for the future (electric). Yeah as you said batteries are not ready yet, but think about it, you should be thinking forward to a time when they are. As an analogy, people in YC today are not just designing products that will be using today's AI. They are designing products that will be using the AI of a year, two years, from now. And you should be working this way too. And with electric, the drivetrain will be way more reliable and people like me who wonder if you're going to dribble gas on my house will have less to worry about.