RocketMan spotted at 3000 feet in LAX patterns

[ejay]

Not a fan of the media source but there it is.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fb...-reports-seeing-a-guy-in-a-jet-pack-near-lax/

 

[pagrey]

My guess is that it is related to the french guy that made the kerosene powered hover board or at least the same equipment.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...annel-on-jet-powered-hoverboard-idUSKCN1UU05R

 

[Chris]

I saw this! What a sight to have witnessed

 

[WallyWest]

I want to see his setup. Most of those "jetpack" style things would have a tough time hitting 3000 feet.

I mean they could get up there, but good luck having enough fuel for a controlled landing.

 

[pagrey]

I want to see his setup. Most of those "jetpack" style things would have a tough time hitting 3000 feet.

I mean they could get up there, but good luck having enough fuel for a controlled landing.

Guy crossed the English Channel, that's 20 miles. Getting to 3000' would be no issue.

 

[WallyWest]

Guy crossed the English Channel, that's 20 miles. Getting to 3000' would be no issue.

No he didn't. That guy landed on a boat for more fuel in the middle.

He also was skimming the surface. Flying straight takes much less fuel than gaining altitude.

Only ones I know of that fly at any real altitude are the jet powered wings, and they are launched from a plane and parachute when they run out of fuel. And they carry a lot more fuel than the guy who crossed the channel did.

 

[Zorba]

But did he wave?

 

[pagrey]

No he didn't. That guy landed on a boat for more fuel in the middle.

Sorry, he flew 10 miles on a tank which still means 3000' is trivial. It's basic math and if the guys had wings I think the pilots would have seen them depending on how strong the mushrooms they were eating were.