Ultralights and hang gliders are nowhere near as dead as this article seems determined to assert, using anecdotes without data. (How do I know? Also anecdotes,

Ultralights and hang gliders are nowhere near as dead as this article seems determined to assert, using anecdotes without data. (How do I know? Also anecdotes, unfortunately, as their deregulated nature makes data hard to come by.) But this article paints the bleakest picture of personal flight possible, and I'm not convinced they have the facts straight — except about jet packs, which are about as practical as a human cannonball.