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This Flying ATV Might Bring Farming Into a Cyberpunk Future<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/RYSE Aero Tech</p> <p>It’s easier to operate a flying ATV than you think—or, at least it was for me. That’s not a humblebrag either. It was designed so any idiot like me—who backs up into his recycling bin every time he pulls out of the driveway—can jump in and use it.</p> <p>Making sure I fly without freaking out, though, was another question entirely.</p> <p>“Alright, you’re doing great,” the voice of Mick Kowitz, the CEO and founder of <a href="https://ryseaerotech.com/">RYSE Aero Technologies</a>, chirped in my ear via a radio relay in my helmet. “Now just pull back on the left handle and press the button to take off.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-flying-atv-from-ryse-aero-tech-might-bring-farming-into-a-cyberpunk-future?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/RYSE Aero Tech

It’s easier to operate a flying ATV than you think—or, at least it was for me. That’s not a humblebrag either. It was designed so any idiot like me—who backs up into his recycling bin every time he pulls out of the driveway—can jump in and use it.

Making sure I fly without freaking out, though, was another question entirely.

“Alright, you’re doing great,” the voice of Mick Kowitz, the CEO and founder of RYSE Aero Technologies, chirped in my ear via a radio relay in my helmet. “Now just pull back on the left handle and press the button to take off.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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