Flying cycle apparatus

A flying cycle apparatus comprises:

• a fuselage,
• a pair of wings extending laterally from the fuselage to provide lift therefore, the wings having ailerons, the ailerons being controlled via foot pedals mounted proximate to the pilot seat, and which, in combination with a joystick allow a pilot to turn and bank the flying cycle apparatus as desired,
• a jet engine mounted within the fuselage, the air intake of the jet engine extending through the front of the fuselage, a jet exhaust of the jet engine extending through the rear of the fuselage, four jet exhaust ports extending downwardly through the bottom of the fuselage, the one or more jet exhaust ports providing vertical take off and landing capability, the jet engine being a turbine jet engine whose exhaust exits into a chamber, the chamber having the one jet exhaust in the rear thereof and the four jet exhaust ports in the bottom thereof,
• a pilot seat positioned on top of the fuselage, the pilot seat adapted to have a pilot's legs straddle the fuselage, the pilot seat adapted to have an occupant able to access to a control panel, the control panel having a plurality of throttle control levers connected to a corresponding plurality of covers for controlling the proportion of jet exhaust exiting from each the jet exhaust and jet exhaust ports, the control panel further including a control joystick allows the user to maintain a stable position during vertical take off and landing maneuvers and to turn and bank when flying, the control panel further including one or more instruments from a group comprising an airspeed indicator, an attitude coordinator, an altimeter, a turn coordinator, a vertical airspeed indicator, a compass, a fuel indicator, a GPS system, a tachometer, an revolution per minute indicator, an oil pressure indicator, an oil temperature indicator, a temperature indicator,
• one or more passenger seats adapted to have a passenger's legs straddling the fuselage, and
• a running board adapted to have the feet of an occupant of the pilot seat and the one or more passenger seats resting thereon.