Also see "The Role of the Flying Car."

Affordability
The Volante flying car ranks high in affordability. An airplane alone must be tied down outside, incurring increased maintenance costs. Or the airplane can be hangared, which means that, over a five-year period, costs for the hangar equal or exceed the initial cost of the kit. However, a flying car can be kept in one's garage and the car alone can be used significantly more often than the 100 hours per year flown by the average pilot using a traditional aircraft only.

Convenience
The Volante flying car also ranks high in convenience. Prior to 9/11 the average speed for an airline distance of 500 miles was estimated at between 50 and 60 mph door to door. Today this speed has been reduced dramatically due to security measures. However, the pilot of a flying car is able to avoid the overly long commute from an airline airport to a final destination, which frequently has a small airport of its own. See it fly!

Conversion with the prototype is as follows>>>