[USNBandit]

In a multiplace, this might be a good idea for a lot of people in my area. Flying short flights, 40 miles or less, out to the San Juan Islands is a common way for people to get around. Don't know if you really need retractable gear or anything else that competes with the limited battery juice. Back to vacuum driven instruments.

Unfortunately, by the time they get a 4 seater out, who knows what the price will be.

[Hodar]

Think how quiet this puppy is. Man, you can scare the #@*#@& out of geese.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There is no way it could do without the retractable gear. It wouldn’t be able to get as good a range with the gear out all the time. But maybe such things are human powered.

The chief danger would be unanticipated flight delays. An electric car that’s about to fizzle can at least usually be pulled to the shoulder. What would occupants have to do here, bail with parachutes and let the craft crash?

[B4Ranch]

I’d bring some swim gear in case a headwind shows up unexpectedly.

[Malone LaVeigh]

Flying short flights, 40 miles or less, out to the San Juan Islands is a common way for people to get around.

I don't know if I'd want to get into one of these things at all, let alone over a body of water.