Lift Aircraft, based in Austin, Texas, has introduced a design for an electric-powered VTOL that it aims to operate as an ultralight. The company's plans include establishing flying zones in scenic, rural areas where customers with no flight experience can take a short training course and then go for a flight on their own. The aircraft, which resembles the Volocopter, weighs 432 pounds and can carry one person. It's controlled with a joystick and an iPad. Lift details on its website its vision for how the system will workâcustomers will book a flight by using an app, then watch instructional videos, practice in a simulator and take a test before boarding and taking off on their own to explore, for up to 15 minutes.
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