Paul Anthony
Looks like you're gonna get wet. In that case a Sea-Doo would be faster and probably more fun.
Paulinator
It seems like a good way to get up and look around, but powered lift isn't the best way to get somewhere. Part 103 says that the power-off stall speed can't be lower that 24 knots. This thing has a power-off stall speed that would do Wiley Coyote proud.
guzmanchinky
That looks so fun. Now, how far, how high, what kind of safety?
sk8dad
Wow, that promo is so bourgeois.
JeffK
This looks like huge fun to me, enjoy the water but I'm not an adrenaline junkie and, even discounting initial cost, boats are expensive and time consuming to maintain. This ought to be much quieter than a personal watercraft, thus less annoying to those who enjoy a quiet day on the beach or water. Being airborne also eliminates the possibility of colliding with submerged rocks, drift logs, etc.
I suspect that the Kitty Hawk relies on ground (or water) effect to stay in the air which would limit it to about a ten foot ceiling. If that is the case, then safety would amount to staying over water, though of course not everyone will. Adding an electric trolling motor with separate battery would ensure that you wouldn't be stranded in the event of electrical or mechanical failure.
Daishi
It looks easier to balance/fly than Franky Zappa's flyboard. The coolest thing I have seen in personal flight is the Jetman rig but they jump out of a helicopter to get altitude first.
Fairly Reasoner
Thanks for not calling it a "flying car," as most every other news service has done.
Brian M
The most important information on any of these devices is endurance. Just about anyone with DIY skill and ability to study, can produce one of these - so that's not news!
What would be news is a good usable flight time. Say 30 minutes plus.
KaiserPingo
A more aerodynamic design, would help !
Penguin
Mmmmaybe. I can't imagine the endurance being that great and it'll be expensive. Bang-for-buck fans might want to wait.