INNOVATIONS
A PRIVATE AIRCRAFT
EXPENSIVE
Let's be honest, cars are old news. Sure, you could live the super-rich life in a new Tesla or a classic supercar, but they're too familiar to really turn heads. What would turn heads (or rather, tilt them upwards) is your own personal eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft, such as the Jetson ONE. It's an impressive feat of engineering, even if it does look like a gaming chair with propellers. And you don't actually need a pilot's licence to fly it, since an on-board computer is doing a lot of the heavy lifting, aviation wise. It's classed as an ultralight aircraft, however, so it can only be used recreationally. That means only flying it in your vast back garden, not over public areas.
Jetson ONE, $98,000 (approx £80,000)
AFFORDABLE
As much fun as a personal eVTOL would be, there are cheaper and safer ways to take to the skies. In recent years, drone technology has advanced significantly, driven heavily by DJI. One of the latest drones from the company is the Avata. A first-person-view drone, it comes with a pair of goggles that allow you to see Avata's view of the world. It can speed through the sky, flip, dive and not actually flying, but that doesn't diminish the thrill on offer here. Prices start at £499 and even at its most expensive (£1,249), it's a bargain compared to the Jetson ONE.
