One of the key challenges in remote places around the world is transportation. As ITEC works to develop tools for the indigenous church, we saw an opportunity to produce a tool to meet the challenges of remote transportation.

The idea of the Maverick stemmed from the powered parachute operated by the Waodani for 2 years in the jungles of Ecuador. While a powered parachute provides a solution for flight, it has limited ability on roads. The goal was to make the Maverick a useful, practical, and innovative vehicle that is capable of true frontier transportation.

The Maverick was designed to be flown by someone without a long-term background in aviation. The vehicle would be mainly driven but had the capability to fly short distances over obstacles such as a washed out road, a failed bridge, or any other situation when roads are not available. In remote areas, there may not be another way to access the people if roads are not passable.