If you're all arguing over a broomstick with a little extra kick (in the form of being able to support itself with jets of air that can push 10 pound chunks of metal away), I seriously wonder about all of your priorities.
Still, sometimes we are compelled to yabber about this sort of crazy - since nobody really pays attention to this sort of stuff in a sci-fi setting, so we're very very confused when someone brings up something other than aliens, big guns, lasers or space ships.
Ten points to Blas for bringing up this neglected issue - besides, some of the older people in the setting need something non-lethal to chase the young 'uns away with.
Now I've gotten an idea to overclock this design and turn it into a repulsor beam, rather than a flying broomstick. We have jetpacks for that.