Originally Posted By: ireckon
Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
I don't live in DC, and I'm not a pilot, but I would want to own some sort of aircraft that could take off from my residential street if I lived there. I grew up in Manhattan and feel the same way whenever I visit.


Anything more than a few people trying that at once would cause major problems on top of the existing problem that caused the evacuation.


To be sure it's not realistic, if for no other reason that both cities have very rightly controlled airspace. And I'd expect it's illegal to take off from a residential street in both places :-).