A flight enthusiast experiences flying a light sports aircraft in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on July 30, 2024. In recent years, Qingdao has seized new economic opportunities in low-altitude airspace, taking advantage of its favorable airspace conditions. China is eyeing buzzing low-altitude skies as a new growth engine. The size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to rise to 2 trillion yuan ($276 billion) by 2030. Photo: VCG