While concept renders of the flying car present a glossy and slim cabin with four horizontal drone-style propellers at each corner, the testing vehicle looks more like a go kart.
But I also knew how common it was for these lumbering giants to be gashed by boat propellers or entangled in crab traps.
The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers.
Its propellers fold inwards as it lands so it can fit in a single car parking space.
But I also knew how common it was for these lumbering giants to be gashed by boat propellers or entangled in crab traps.
But I also knew how common it was for these lumbering giants to be gashed by boat propellers or entangled in crab traps.