Our Perspectives class

                                                                 

It was the Perspectives class with Ramya madam. We 8th graders sat around to talk about our views on any topic during the 8^th period. This time the topic was about Uber Elevate-the eVTOL machines. Each of us was given a copy of the article that came in “The Hindu “dated 6th September 2018 on Mumbai could get Uber air taxis by 2023. Then the animated discussions started. We discussed its speed, the advantages, our worries, our expectations so on and so forth...All these perspectives were collated in an ‘Idea Fan’ and was organized and put in order. 

Our perspectives on the Uber Elevate air taxis are here in the form of an article

                                                     Let’s start flying like a bird...

   

  By 2023 we all will be in colleges. Will our colleges run college-airbuses instead of ordinary college buses?  

Will this cause air pollution? Will these Uber air taxis use aviation fuel? We surmise that, as it is an eVTOL - electric vertical take-off & landing machine, it might not pollute our environment. How do we meet the electricity demands then? Will our EB bills soar? Will this disturb birds as the mobile towers did away with pigeons & sparrows? What if there is a system failure? Will everyone be given parachutes?               

If we take Uber Air Taxi we can save time. A normal ride that takes 100 minutes can be covered in just 10 minutes. Air Taxi cruises at 150- 200 miles per hour. To be in the air with no traffic around, should be thrilling. In case of emergencies, this may help people reach hospitals in few minutes. Similarly emergencies can be attended to without much time spent. Will this service cater to the poor? Will this be affordable? Will the cost of regular flights come down? What if everyone uses this? We may even have air-traffic jam. Will it be a loss for people who operate land-taxis or vice versa?  

Many questions keep popping up, but still we are all excited to get into the eVTOLs and feel like a bird in cloud nine. Waiting for 2023 to dawn and waiting for Uber Elevates to be around !

By the bloggers of 8th grade

Velammal NewGen School, Medavakkam

AKASH B                                               ASWATH S                                             HARIHARAN M

HEMACHANDRAN R                       JOEL ANTONY R                         PRASANNA THIRUVEDI P

RAHUL A                                              SANTHOSH M                                    SANTHOSH V

SHIVA SUBRAMANIAN M               AADITI PRADEEP                              AISHWARYA K G

ANTHIEYA J                                          ATHIKA J                                              DEEKSHITHA K

HAMRITHASREE R                            HARSHITHA RAMANATHAN              HEAMA S

LAKSHANA N                                      PRAGATHI P                                              RITHIKA C

SAHANA PRAKASH KUMBAR           SINDHU M