Judging by the promotional video above, the application incorporates a kind of hand-controlled flight simulation experience.

FORBES: A Hand-Controlled Flight Simulator, Brought To You By Leap Motion And Google Earth

Carmack may know more about controlled rocket flight than anyone.

FORBES: Rocket Man

This flight was important for a number of reasons, but in no small part because it represented the first controlled, sustained flight complete with human-powered takeoff.

ENGADGET: The Highs and Lows of Human-Powered Flight Alt

He speculated about what might have happened to Flight 1549 after it collided with the geese if the plane had been controlled by a remote pilot.

CNN: Who's really flying the plane?