Lexie Janson recently joined the Jetson team at the newly renovated research and development (R&D) facility in Arezzo, Tuscany. The former “flying car” racing pilot will play a significant role in the Jetson One testing program.
Jetson One is currently the only eVTOL company on the market that can provide a commercially available personal electric aviation vehicle. The demand for the Jetson One has been phenomenal, supporting the company’s dream to “make everyone a pilot.”
“I cannot wait to test the possibilities of the Jetson One and show the world what it is capable of,” Janson said.
Janson currently holds the title of the first and only female “flying car” racing pilot in the world and is a high-profile member of the FPV drone community. Janson will soon be the first pilot in the world to fly two eVTOL aircraft.
“We are thrilled to have Lexie onboard as we enter a period of intensive testing in our development program, and we are looking for another pilot to join the team in the new year,” said Alec Bialek, head of R&D at Jetson
Both Janson and Bialek will be attending the CES exhibition in Las Vegas.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Jetson.
This is great for Lexie Janson! However, this statement is not correct: “Janson will soon be the first pilot in the world to fly two eVTOL aircraft.” There have previous pilots who have flown more than one type of eVTOL aircraft (remotely or sitting in it), including at least three who have flown different company’s aircraft: Dr. Martine Rothblatt (Tier 1 and Beta), Thomas Senkel (Volocopter and eMagic) and Justin Paines (Joby and Vertical Aviation). The Vertical Flight Society has an old (not updated) list of early eVTOL test pilots: https://evtol.news/early-evtol-test-pilots