While our promised jet packs still haven’t arrived, we have some happy news today in the world of personal hovercraft. An article at InnovationNewsDaily.com details a pretty kickass little personal flying hover thing created by a company called Aerofex. The article likens it to a “science fiction flying bike”–“bike” here being a pretty loose description, based on the fact that it has two enclosed rotors.

I like it.

Best of all, it responds to the rider’s balance simply and mechanically, making it apparently really easy to fly. How easy?

‘Think of it as lowering the threshold of flight, down to the domain of ATV’s (all-terrain vehicles),’ said Mark De Roche, an aerospace engineer and founder of Aerofex.

ATVs, as we all know, are particularly easy to operate.

Something to look forward to, anyway.

Another something to look forward to? With a little luck and some free time, this hunk of metal might be a new swingarm for Danzig.

I recall the last 3D swingarm I built caused me to spend many hours with my head in my hands, weeping, so I’m hoping this one gets built a little easier.