YouTube star MrBeast seen with a ‘flying car’ in SLO County. Why was he here?
YouTube star MrBeast was spotted in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday with a “flying car.”
James Stephen Donaldson — commonly known by his online pseudonym MrBeast — is the world’s top creator on YouTube, with over 450 million individual subscribers on the platform. He produces video content across multiple YouTube channels featuring game show-like challenges and grandiose philanthropic efforts.
This week, he visited Grover Beach.
Hundreds gathered in a Pismo State Beach parking lot on West Grand Avenue on Wednesday to see the famous vlogger and philanthropist filming a video featuring a small personal aircraft from a locally based start up, Jetson.
With eight motors to help the craft hover above the ground, the Jetson ONE looks like something akin to a “Star Wars” Landspeeder.
In a video posted on Instagram and Facebook by Visit Grover Beach, crowds can be seen gathering to watch a pilot land the aircraft.
A red car then drives through a break in the crowd, and out steps MrBeast. The crowd cheers loudly as he exits the vehicle and waves to the onlookers.
The video then shows MrBeast speaking to the pilot of the aircraft while being filmed together.
Fans chased MrBeast’s car as it drove away, presumably with him inside.
MrBeast could not immediately be reached for a comment for this story, nor could Jetson.
This story was originally published December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM.
CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect Jetson is locally based.
