Looks like Yves Rossy did it after all... Wonder if there were any hikers in that part of the canyon; it would have been really cool to see him fly by!
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_tec ... d=30174974
Now if they can just make jet packs small enough to fit in my pack...
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Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
Between the jet pack, robot, Penny (and Judy...), we never stood a chance... The Chariot I'll blame for my car-customizing fetish (but we'll save that for another group/thread...)
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Alston Neal » May 11 2011 10:26 am
I can't imagine how cool that would be. I've always wanted to try hang gliding, except for this awkward death fear I have.
Thanks Joe for my Sig.....辛辣的野猫
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
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In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Tough_Boots » May 11 2011 10:47 am
There is absolutely nothing in the world cooler than jet-packs-- PERIOD
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
--Edward Abbey
--Edward Abbey
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Alston Neal » May 11 2011 10:57 am
@Tough_Boots
Yeppers, watching Lost in Space did for me, that and Penny Robinson.
Yeppers, watching Lost in Space did for me, that and Penny Robinson.
Thanks Joe for my Sig.....辛辣的野猫
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by PLC92084 » May 11 2011 11:12 am
Alston Neal wrote:Lost in Space did for me, that and Penny Robinson
Between the jet pack, robot, Penny (and Judy...), we never stood a chance... The Chariot I'll blame for my car-customizing fetish (but we'll save that for another group/thread...)
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Alston Neal » May 11 2011 11:34 am
@PLC92084
I always took you for a Dr.Smith kinda guy......
I always took you for a Dr.Smith kinda guy......
Thanks Joe for my Sig.....辛辣的野猫
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
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Alston Neal - 辛辣的野猫
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by PLC92084 » May 11 2011 11:49 am
@Alston Neal
I'm not sure how to take that... If we ever get that gun-rental business off the ground, you may need to use caution while we're field-testing new products...
I'm not sure how to take that... If we ever get that gun-rental business off the ground, you may need to use caution while we're field-testing new products...
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Alston Neal » May 11 2011 12:44 pm
Oh I only meant that cuz you are so smart, cagey and debonair.
Also I know you're well armed.
Also I know you're well armed.
Thanks Joe for my Sig.....辛辣的野猫
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by kingsnake » May 11 2011 3:00 pm
I always wanted to free fall into the Grand Canyon ...
Is there anything out there, or is it just more of the same?
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by big_load » May 11 2011 3:04 pm
The fall is free, but the landing is costly.kingsnake wrote:I always wanted to free fall into the Grand Canyon ...
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by kingsnake » May 11 2011 3:28 pm
Not when you have a parachute. (And a reserve ...)
Is there anything out there, or is it just more of the same?
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by Alston Neal » May 11 2011 3:36 pm
@kingsnake
My dad was a pilot in WWII and he said he'd never jump out of a perfectly good plane.
In this case I'd never jump off of a perfectly good cliff......
My dad was a pilot in WWII and he said he'd never jump out of a perfectly good plane.
In this case I'd never jump off of a perfectly good cliff......
Thanks Joe for my Sig.....辛辣的野猫
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
In Chinese it's....Spicy Wildcats
In Japanese it's....Bitter manner wildcat.......Yep, works for me.
Our humble abode..
http://www.oldterritorialshop.com
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Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by kingsnake » May 11 2011 4:21 pm
I think it would be more fun to jump from a plane, or better yet helicopter, into the canyon than off a cliff. I never understood BASE jumping. Seems too much of a risk. (Gust of wind, you're hosed ...)
Is there anything out there, or is it just more of the same?
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by cactuscat » May 11 2011 6:07 pm
If you've got the wingsuit, why do you need the jetpack and the helicopter?
Now this is flying ... Dean Potter rocks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf49cw0134U
Now this is flying ... Dean Potter rocks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf49cw0134U
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, and leading to the most amazing view."
- Edward Abbey
Don't piss off the locals!
- Edward Abbey
Don't piss off the locals!
Re: Jetman Over the Grand Canyon
by kevinweitzel75 » May 11 2011 6:29 pm
@cactuscat
That guy is NUTS!!!!!!
I like him. Wish I could do that, but I would have to wear depends.
That guy is NUTS!!!!!!
I like him. Wish I could do that, but I would have to wear depends."Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the road less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Robert Frost
I took the road less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Robert Frost
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