With each passing year, these strange flying machines are reaching commercial viability. In the next few years you're going to see, and possibly pilot, some very cool machines. These new craft can fly, but they are not quite airplanes, they float but they are not quite boats. These futuristic vehicles move easily over the surface of land or water, suspended just a few inches above the surface and can achieve very high rates of speed. Many designers are starting to combine both hover and WIG effect technologies, building hybrid vehicles that can hover in one spot just a few inches off of the surface, then darting off at a high rate of speed.
Larger craft are already operational as ferries or cargo transports.