This looks appealing, especially if you have a short commute you take regularly, and assuming the unit is rugged enough to be used on a regular basis.
The interesting question to me is what kind of flight profile I'd use. 1,000 feet and fast? Or low and slow? If you knew where the power lines and towers were, it'd almost make sense to do something like fly at 100-200' or so at max speed. Assuming you had ten seconds or more of notice before the thing shut down, you could probably plop yourself quickly into some kind of landing. Much easier that screwing around with the parachute. If I were going to be doing engine diagnostics and parachute drills, I'd want to be up in the 3000-5000' range, and personally I'd get a little woozy at that altitude zooming along without nav lights, a transponder, or even a big profile. But perhaps that's the recommended operation?
The interesting question to me is what kind of flight profile I'd use. 1,000 feet and fast? Or low and slow? If you knew where the power lines and towers were, it'd almost make sense to do something like fly at 100-200' or so at max speed. Assuming you had ten seconds or more of notice before the thing shut down, you could probably plop yourself quickly into some kind of landing. Much easier that screwing around with the parachute. If I were going to be doing engine diagnostics and parachute drills, I'd want to be up in the 3000-5000' range, and personally I'd get a little woozy at that altitude zooming along without nav lights, a transponder, or even a big profile. But perhaps that's the recommended operation?