Americans can’t get enough of futuristic $148,000 eVTOL you don’t even need a pilot’s license to fly
Published on Apr 05, 2026 at 4:56 PM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Apr 01, 2026 at 3:10 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Americans are snapping up a futuristic $148,000 eVTOL faster than it can be built.
The Jetson One has already sold out its production slots for 2026 and 2027.
That means if you want one now, you’re waiting until at least 2028.
And somehow, demand is only getting stronger.
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Americans are rushing to buy the Jetson One
The hype isn’t subtle, and the numbers back it up.
Jetson has already sold more than 650 of these personal aircraft, which adds up to around $100 million, and most of those buyers are in the US.
Even when the price jumped from $128,000 to $148,000, no one really flinched.
If anything, people doubled down and kept ordering.
At the same time, deliveries have finally started.
The first units went out in 2025, and now about 100 more are expected to reach owners in 2026.
It’s not mass production by any stretch, but that slow rollout seems to make people want it more.
Then there’s the part that really sells it.
Founder Tomasz Patan has already shown what the Jetson One looks like in real life, lifting off from his driveway and flying straight to a beachside restaurant in California.
No runway, no airport, just up and gone.
Showing flying cars aren’t a faraway future idea anymore – they’re here.
You don’t need a pilot’s license to fly it
In the US, the Jetson One is classed as something called an ultralight, which basically means you don’t need a full pilot’s license to fly it.
You still have to learn what you’re doing, and there are rules about where you can go, but you don’t need to go through years of training just to get off the ground.
That’s the hook.
It turns flying from this complicated, expensive skill into something that feels weirdly within reach.
So when you put it all together – a machine you can actually fly yourself, a price that people are clearly willing to pay, and a waitlist stretching years into the future – it starts to make sense why we can’t get enough of it.
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
