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>Freedom of Flight for Everyone

>*The full price of the Airhart Sling pre-tax is $500,000 with availability predicted for January of 2026.

"Everyone" is quite a stretch. It's hard for me to see this as anything but a new toy for rich people.

Or just people that work hard for what they want. Besides, you don't have to own one to use one. Lot's of folks can fly a plane without owning a plane.

Airhart Sling is just the first step too. yes, it's expensive, but it gets the tech into today's market. Our mission is to scale the market to develop a plane that costs <$100k by bringing in a new wave of people into aviation--those who don't fly airplanes today for the reasons I've discussed.

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