Snoopy wrote:
I heard Gatwick has some experience with mystery drones. Just don’t tell them you spotted a jetpack, they might close the airport indefinitely in search of it.
When I landed there in March it looked like closed airport 
I heard Gatwick has some experience with mystery drones. Just don’t tell them you spotted a jetpack, they might close the airport indefinitely in search of it.
Maoraigh wrote:
Practical application: paparazzi getting pics of celebrities in window seats arriving at LAX
Hehe, nice idea, although nowadays a drone would probably do that job easier, cheaper, better and with less chance of detection.
I suspect that LAX incident was a balloon.
Practical application: paparazzi getting pics of celebrities in window seats arriving at LAX
How bizarre and dangerous is this?
FBI investigating pilot’s report of ‘guy in jetpack’ flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX
Cobalt wrote:
No idea about Vbg, but glide ratio will be 0:whatever.
Well, actually, it can be greater than that – ask any skydiver. Yeah, a poor glide ratio for sure, but skydivers in freefall can make progress over the ground.
Practical use? Who cares? I still want one.
I bet this one has some kind of glide ratio
Jetman just needs to figure out how to takeoff and land on a runway
