US aviation company Ryse Aero Technologies has completed testing of its ultralight RECON electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) craft in Cincinnati, Ohio. RYSE AERO TECHNOLOGIES' testing of flight-control systems saw the RECON complete a seamless take-off, controlled hover, forward flight, pivot turn manoeuvres and a smooth landing. Erik Stephansen, the company's director of regulatory affairs and pilot for the test, described the RECON as "effortless and very enjoyable" to fly. "I was thrilled at how I could literally hover, take my hands off the controls and the RECON sat there stable and safe," he says.
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