The FAA has set out the requirements for the evtol pilots and aircraft certification. 1,000 hours of flight time are needed for potential pilots. At
$200/hour, that means a looooot of money ($200k ish) for any civvie who is earning their wings for flying commercial evtols:
Joby also lost $268M in the last quarter and has $1.2B on hand. At their current burn rate, they have 5 quarters worth of cash and would probably
conduct layoffs in 3 quarters unless they raise more money.