Airline pilot reports seeing 'guy in jetpack'

Airline pilot reports seeing 'guy in jetpack' flying near aircraft while approaching LAX runway.
Another pilot confirmed the sighting, At 3000 feet about 300 yards away of his plane.

Well, i am thrilled about the technology, and braveness.

But not so much about his stupidity and flying in such a dangerous location.

Report and actual sound of pilots at the link:

Link to FoX

a reply to: EartOccupant

thanks god nobody was hurt, lets hope the person is at least caught and questioned about their stupidity

obviously an EBE humanoid flying alien.

a reply to: RoScoLaz5

Wha, did not think of that!

Now you got my mind going... It might have been an angel in an hurry !

Was just watching about this on the news. Pretty crazy. I can't wait to see what they find out. A jetpack at 3k feet is nuts.....I didn't think anyone had made anything that small that could fly that high.

A few days ago youtube was pushing this video in my searches.

www.youtube.com...



I can imagine these guys t-posing cars, boats, airplanes etc. I can't wait to so those memes.

a reply to: Vasa Croe

Did'n a guy fly his jetpack from France to England over the north sea?

I guess when you go straight up.. it should be possible, just have enough fuel and big balls.

I recommend a parachute as well

Here it is:

a reply to: EartOccupant

Wonder if it could be to do with this ?

A BRIT who created an Iron Man-style jet suit has revealed he is in talks with the US Navy Seals and the Royal Marines about using the flying machine in warfare.

www.thesun.co.uk...

a reply to: Vasa Croe
It's quite simple really. Have you ever seen a parachute at 3k feet? have you seen the guy with his jet pack flying through mountain passes? Jet pack, parachutes aint going up they're coming down. Obviously, whoever it was , had a lift up in a plane, then jumped out.

As soon as i read this I thought of the film "Chronicle"

a reply to: alldaylong

Well, didn’t you hear the smart reporter at the end of his segment? He said “Jetpacks do go up to 6000 feet, but anyone with the technology or the money to have one certainly wouldn’t use it near an airport.”

So there you go. He didn’t say why a person with money is immune to stupidity but hey that’s what he said. A reporter on the news said it so as we know, it has to be true.

a reply to: EartOccupant

It was just a menulog delivery.

To Snoop.

Jet packs been around a long time, at least since the Robinsons got Lost in Space.

That thing was cool.

With a 10,000 feet maximum altitude and 68 miles per hour forward flight speed, the JB10 can vertically lift a person off the ground from a tiny space and fly for up to 10 minutes.

I Take it they made the Delivery lol

It is a fact. Our JetPack is real. It flies. It’s powerful. It’s dependable. And it is ready for commercial production. We even have our first retail order from a private civilian customer.

Jetpack Aviation

or the teather broke

Tethered flight near Los Angeles

The wingtip vortices would kill the jetpack flyer.......they ease down and out from the tips and last at least 40 seconds...a tornado laying on it's side.....Shirely he knew........Shirley, I say

The heavier the plane the worse....and if they have all their trash hanging out......it's the max then...

What I was worried about.

a reply to: KansasGirl

a reply to: EartOccupant

The technologies getting good too. A lot of European people into this.

And also The UAE:



Here is The English Channel crossing one's specs.

Flyboard Air, invented by Franky Zapata, allows flight up to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) and has a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). It also has 10 minutes autonomy.[40] Zapata participated with his invention during the 2019 Bastille Day military parade. He also attempted to cross the English channel with his device, which succeeded during the second try on 4 August 2019.

awesome story.

i wish this is the kind of thing everyone mostly talked about.

fun stories, not otherwise.

James Bond from Thunderball.

I'd pay big bucks to try this one out...

a reply to: EartOccupant

What if the pilots are just say'n he had a jet pack? Because they
couldn't report it any other way with out sounding completely
bonkers?

Huh huh big what if lol

originally posted by: carsforkids
a reply to: EartOccupant

What if the pilots are just say'n he had a jet pack? Because they
couldn't report it any other way with out sounding completely
bonkers?

Huh huh big what if! lol

It sounds bad when you say it's a witch.