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tomder55
Oct 20, 2025, 06:22 AM
It seemed so science fiction when we watched The Jetsons cartoons .
https://wror.com/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-2737137.jpg?format=auto&optimize=high&width=1440


Well get used to it . Flying cars are here .

https://images.wsj.net/im-11541244?width=700&height=933

They are called ultralight eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles).

Yeah electric cars the way they should be made. The controls are simple joy sticks that everyone has used in video games.

How We Reinvented Flight Controls for the Joby eVTOL Aircraft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ocd_6g2Vg)

Several states allow the operation of these in unrestricted air space, without requiring a pilot's license .The rules are straight forward

8 Ultralight Evtols Aircraft you can Fly Without a License (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqI7_IEvgN4)

eCFR :: 14 CFR Part 103 Subpart B -- Operating Rules (FAR Part 103 Subpart B) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-103/subpart-B)

Right now they are restrictively expensive But over time the price should drop and availability increase.