Kickstarter Pre-Launch

Back the SkyPark

What this Kickstarter funds, how your money is used, and what you get for backing the dream.

Three development tracks, one deliverable

Building a SkyPark requires simultaneous progress on three fronts. This Kickstarter funds the point where all three converge: the Digital Twin.

Regulatory

  • FAA engagement: Part 91 → experimental → type certificate path
  • Closely parallels Urban Air Mobility (UAM) regulatory framework
  • Closed, controlled airspace simplifies approval
  • Safety case built on simulation data before any physical flight

Park and Systems

  • SkyPark definition, traffic coordination
  • Guest pilot interface: AR HUD, simplified controls
  • Collision avoidance, envelope protection logic
  • Operations: briefing flow, session management, maintenance

Aircraft Design

  • Hybrid fixed-wing + quad: fun to fly, ultra-safe
  • Automated takeoff and landing (hardest parts eliminated)
  • Ultra-rugged: 1,000s of hours, fast turnaround
  • Range sacrificed for safety margin and durability

The Digital Twin

A physics-accurate, fully integrated simulation of the SkyPark — the aircraft, the safety systems, the guest experience, the operations — all in software. This is the “hard” product of this Kickstarter: pure software that proves the entire concept before anything goes airborne.

We’re not starting from zero

Working prototypes already exist for core pieces of the FlyIRL experience. This Kickstarter funds the integration of those pieces into a single, cohesive SkyPark simulation, with real flight physics and advanced aircraft design, structured like an open world MMO.

Guest pilot HUD prototype
1

Guest Pilot Interface

A working AR / HUD prototype integrated with real flight physics — the in-cockpit experience guests actually use.

Digital twin safety simulation
2

Safety & Coordination System

A completed control system for safe, envelope-limited flight logic, without compromising the radical freedom of the experience of flight, where YOU steer the plane.

SkyPark world simulation
3

SkyPark World Simulation

A navigable SkyPark multiplayer environment — lodge, runway, control tower, and flight zone — tying the full experience together.

Use of Funds

Every dollar goes toward building the integrated SkyPark simulation — the proof that this experience is real, safe, and worth scaling.

$500K
Kickstarter Goal
$280K
Core Simulation Development
$100K
Safety Systems Integration
$50K
FAA & Regulatory Groundwork
$40K
Demo & Marketing
$30K
Legal & Admin

Backer Rewards

This isn’t just a donation — it’s participation. Every tier gives you access to the build process and a role in the future of flight.

$25
Dreamer

You believe flight should be for everyone. Get your name on the Founders Wall and exclusive updates from inside the build.

  • Founders Wall listing
  • Private build updates
  • Digital backer badge
$100
Crew Member

Join the design review community. Attend live sessions where we share progress, take feedback, and shape the experience together.

  • Everything in Dreamer
  • Monthly design review access
  • Vote on feature priorities
  • Backer-only Discord
Most Popular
$300
Test Pilot

Be first to fly. Get priority access to every demo, simulation test, and eventually — the real thing.

  • Everything in Crew Member
  • Priority demo access
  • Simulation beta testing
  • Launch-day flight reservation
$1,000
Founding Pilot

A serious commitment to making this real. Founding Pilots get a guaranteed flight slot, lifetime priority, and your name on the first aircraft.

  • Everything in Test Pilot
  • Guaranteed first-year flight
  • Lifetime priority booking
  • Quarterly founder calls
  • Name on the first aircraft
$10,000
Ranch Pioneer

A deposit toward a personal flight system. When ranch installations begin, Ranch Pioneers are first on the wait list — with $10,000 credited toward the purchase price of their system.

  • Everything in Founding Pilot
  • $10K credited toward personal system purchase
  • First on the ranch installation wait list
  • Direct input on personal system design
  • Private quarterly briefings with founder
Limited — 5 Available
$100,000
Ranch Founder

A deposit on one of the first five personal ranch installations. Ranch Founders are guaranteed a system in the first production run, with $100,000 credited toward the purchase price.

  • Everything in Ranch Pioneer
  • $100K credited toward personal system purchase
  • Guaranteed slot in first 5 ranch installations
  • Co-design your installation with the engineering team
  • Monthly direct access to founder throughout development

Get launch-day priority

Join the pre-launch list for early access, behind-the-scenes updates, and first notification when the Kickstarter goes live.