Rope is probably to keep the steering wheel from floping around while in flight. Not the most elegant of solutions but it works.
Frankly I find the whole concept kind of ... not workable.
Where would you park that thing?
You most likely have to drive it to an airstrip to get enough room to take off so uh... doesent that defeat the purpose? Surely if you can afford this gimmic you can afford a cab.
Nah I see it as a novelty that will spend the vast majority of its time in the hanger.
Couple of other things I noticed after watching the full video.
The turning radius, he barely is able to turn into that wide driveway.
Soooo close to the ground... Okay I have only flew cessnas which are pretty small but the seat is at least 4 feet off the tarmac. Let me tell you even that high up when your landing it feels like your going to be dragging your butt any second now... and you still got a good 20' to go
