‘When ultralight aircraft pilot Heather Chirtea hears talk from congressmen that mystery drones sighted in the night sky over New Jersey and nearby states in recent weeks should be shot down, she’s horrified.
Her father and fellow pilot John Chirtea, however, dismisses the talk as the media looking for a story to sensationalize after the presidential election.
But each day, the unfolding drama about what’s been appearing in the night skies hasn’t stopped the father-daughter team from southern Delaware from taking off in their electric, one-seat “flying car.”
The BlackFly aircraft, one of only five in the country and the only one in the region, is often trailed by land vehicles during flights that last no longer than 20 minutes. Social media posts about the aircraft generate lots of chatter that maybe it’s one of the mystery drones.’
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There’s also the Jetson which is available in limited quantities. But for people on the ground, do we really want these flying back and forth above us? Like the photos of your backyard in the Google Maps Satellite view, personal planes also will mean the end of backyard privacy. Presumably there will be some rules about how and where these fly.
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Amid furor over drones, Delaware father-daughter team promotes ‘future of aviation’ with ultralight plane
https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-father-daughter-blackfly-aircraft-drone/