[Huxley]

This is what you want, yves rossy.

YouTube - Live Yves Rossy - Yves "Jet Man" Rossy English Channel Crossing - Swiss Jet Man - Jet-man: Human Powered Flight

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ btw Norway is the most popular place on earth for base jumping. did u know that?

Did no know that its the most popular place.
But I am fully aware that base jumping is popular around here.

Trollveggen (The Troll Wall) 1,800 meters (5,900 feet :tongue_smile free fall:

+ YouTube Video​

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Kjerag (1,100 meters free fall):

+ YouTube Video​

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[lewy10]

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Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif my friend..if u think this is the coolest thing.. u havent seen Proximity flying by Base jumpers. thats why i asked how many of u know Jeb Corliss..he's one of the top base jumpers and specialist in Proximity flying. JHlOvhlKPvs This is THE Coolest thing a human can do and survive to tell the tale.

A faster way to crash harder!!!!

 

[cash68]

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Originally Posted by mark2410 /img/forum/go_quote.gif what the point in a thing to make you fly if u are required to be attached to the ground for it to work, that thing must have a fearsome suction on the bass unit makeing it useless for using anywhere near people

Nah, imagine having two of those things..... with your friends, and big foam noodles. It would be a blast.

 

[cash68]

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Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif my friend..if u think this is the coolest thing.. u havent seen Proximity flying by Base jumpers.

Seen it, and not as cool. One mistake there, and you are dead. One mistake with the water jet pack, and you're just wet.

 

[ziplock]

Am I the only one thinking of what would happen if your leg came into contact with one of those streams?

Safety concern aside, neat idea!

 

[Wmcmanus]

This would be a fun gadget to have in Cayman. I used to ride a waverunner across the North Sound (about 5 miles) to have lunch on the other side of the Island. It's all reef protected and maybe 20' to 30' deep, although it is open sea. The nice thing about it is that unless the winds are unusually strong, the waters tend to be quite calm in that area, so I would think this gadget would work well. Although, I'm not exactly as light weight as the guy in the video, and I would hope that it doesn't cause baldness. At the same time, lots of women seem to be into that nowadays.

 

[MaZa]

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Originally Posted by cash68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Seen it, and not as cool. One mistake there, and you are dead. One mistake with the water jet pack, and you're just wet.

...or drowned if you cant manage to get it off in time...

 

[MaZa]

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Am I the only one thinking of what would happen if your leg came into contact with one of those streams?

It would probaply pressure inject the water throught your skin to your flesh and bloodstream. Though it probaply isnt fatal if water is clean enough... Though it might skin your leg too since the water pillar is so big?

 

[cash68]

Have any of you gone tubing before? Like, where you tow a tube behind a boat? Your feet drag in the water without any major problems, even at up to 40mph or so. Above that it gets a bit more dangerous.

 

[amphead]

If the pump sucks in an obstruction, or the hose breaks while you are at 50ft in the air, that might be a bit of a problem. It would work well in some kind of water park with clean water maybe. Also, if the pump suffers a catastrophic electrical/mechanical failure..................;-/

 

[Wmcmanus]

I figure that I probably weigh twice as much as the dude in the video, so it would only lift me about 25 feet in the air at most. That's probably quite safe where I'd be using it. Seriously, what is this thing called and how could we learn more about it?

 

[Wmcmanus]

I had to do a lot of digging around, but I've found the company's website. http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/

Video #2 is worth watching. Video #1 is the same one that was posted here by cash68. I'm going to give them a call on Monday about pricing.

They must be somehwere in Europe with those phone numbers and GmbH types of things. Crazy Europeans! Why am I not surprised? They're way more fun than North Americans! But of course, that means the price will be in Euros. I can't even afford a Diet Coke when I'm in Europe, so I'm not encouraged by this development.

 

[mbriant]

I'm thinking the pump raft would require a flat water surface to work smoothly. Might not work properly in a rolling, choppy ocean ... or with corrosive salt water for that matter.

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by mbriant /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm thinking the pump raft would require a flat water surface to work smoothly. Might not work properly in a rolling, choppy ocean ... or with corrosive salt water for that matter.

That's probably true. The salt water thing for sure. For most waverunners, we have to run fresh water through the intake for about 5-10 minutes after each and every time they're used. It's a simple process that involves nothing more than a garden hose and an adapter that allows you to make a direct connection.

This thing would probably be a bit of a mess in choppy seas as well, but the waters are quite calm around Grand Cayman most of the time. Something like 85% of the Island is reef protected, and in the North Sound its relatively shallow and almost always calm.

Ehh, but I'm sure they'll want a small fortune for it anyway, so I'm just dreaming out loud. It sure looks like fun though! The best part about it is that the answer would always be easy, "Nope. I can't take you along for a ride. One person only!"