Jetson founder and CTO Tomasz Patan, who also designed the Volonaut Airbike and chief pilot Andrea Spresian were the other members who flew their Jetsons around a "racetrack" of large orange pylons. CEO D'haene flew the company's first production unit, the SN1, while Patan and Spresian flew pre-production units. "This event is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, and it paves the way for exciting developments in the future of urban air mobility," said D'haene in a statement. Jetson thinks that competitive racing could be an attractive pastime for new owners.

The Jetson C-Suite each kept their aircraft at a respectable distance without lapping each other, but showed how fun the one-person craft looks as it tilted, swerved, and turned tightly around the orange cones. With Italy's Tuscany region bathed in golden light, the race looked like a cross between a Star Wars speeder race and students on broomsticks at Hogwarts.

Jetson is one of multiple one-person eVTOL makers that hope to capture a share of a recreational aircraft market that does not yet exist. The FAA requires that any aircraft under its Part 103 be lightweight (the Jetson is 253 pounds with batteries) and that it can't fly near populated areas. One of Jetson's competitors, Pivotal, has begun to commercially sell its one-person Helix, which has a longer fuselage shape than the more squat, dune-buggy look of the Jetson, and the Helix cockpit is enclosed.

Jetson released a video last month showing one of its first production aircraft flights, after about five years of development. The mini-aircraft has an aluminum frame with carbon-fiber body panels. Eight rotors, powered by 8 electric motors, are mounted on four arms. The unit incorporates a triple-redundant computer system, with fly-by-wire controls for auto-landing and a ballistic parachute. Its top speed is 63 mph and range is a maximum of 20 minutes.