The Gehlfun might not be pretty, but it is the best mining ship that money can buy. It is equipped with a mining laser, which feeds the mined gold into two pumps (Located on the side of the ship, next to the primary wing), which pump the liquid metal into cargo containers. The Gehlfun also has no landing gears, but it can still land, and take off, better than some airplanes. This is because the Gehlfun was designed with a ski-like shape. The Gehlfun also has an excellent cockpit. The cockpit comes with some neat pitch animations, activator indicators, and an artificial horizon (it doesn't work.).

Controls:
Mining laser: fire it like any gun.
Yaw maneuvering nozzles (useful for taxiing): VTOL up.

Landing instructions:
This ship stalls quick. So cut the throttle about half a second from the landing strip.
Use a shallow approach.
Pitch up when the ship is close to the ground. You want the ship to be as level as possible.

Taxi and takeoff:
When taxiing, put the VTOL up, so you can turn.
Having the VTOL up, and having the throttle at about 5% will let you slide across the ground.

Takeoff is surprisingly quick. It occurs naturally at 200 mph.