Once you pull your legs inside and your glide has begun, the design lets you cruise for extended distances no matter the wind conditions. When it’s time to come down, you can shoot out those spindly, breakable legs of yours and start running, or use the not-connected-to-your-body landing gear.
But you’ll pay a pretty penny for the extra stability and safety (including an integrated rocket rescue system), with the standard edition with an open cockpit coming in around $78,978. If you want a full cockpit fairing, you’re looking at $87,323. The Electro edition with an electric drive system will put you over the $100K mark.
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