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Eric's a fine stunt specialist with a lot of experience and his jetpack work goes way beyond regular stunt work. But there is a stuntman who rightfully earned and uses the name "Rocketman", and it's not Eric Scott. The real Rocketman built many stunt devices, including Evel Knievel's. He also headed the team to build and fly the first amateur rocket to cross the internationally accepted altitude defining "space". Of course he's not going to fault Eric for the press's inevitable use of the name "Rocketman" -- they do it every chance they get. But these other guys get called that and then that name forgotten. But Ky Michaelson http://www.the-rocketman.com/rocketmanhist.html remains THE Rocketman.

"I look forward to it being profiled on Top Gear."

I look forward to the new specialty magazine, "Chair & Driver". There can be a professional circuit section, with souped up motorized wheel chairs, and a 'dirt track' stock chair section for vehicles like this. And just wait until Ky "Rocketman" Michaelson http://www.the-rocketman.com/ gets into it.

Oh wait, he has: http://www.the-rocketman.com/full-throttle.html

Seriously, this thing should fall under an unregulatable category, much like ultralight aircraft in the US that couldn't possibly meet FAA licensing requirements without growing into an entirely different vehicle.

"I look forward to it being profiled on Top Gear."

I look forward to the new specialty magazine, "Chair & Driver". There can be a professional circuit section, with souped up motorized wheel chairs, and a 'dirt track' stock chair section for vehicles like this. And just wait until Ky "Rocketman" Michaelson http://www.the-rocketman.com/ gets into it.

Oh wait, he has: http://www.the-rocketman.com/full-throttle.html

Seriously, this thing should fall under an unregulatable category, much like ultralight aircraft in the US that couldn't possibly meet FAA licensing requirements without growing into an entirely different vehicle.

Talk to the folks at the Civilian Space eXploration Team. They put an amateur rocket in space (not orbit, though) a few years back.

See:
http://the-rocketman.com/CSXT/default.asp
http://www.ddeville.com/derek/CSXT.htm

Or, perhaps, this Rocketman. http://www.the-rocketman.com/rocketbelt.html

I always had fun on my American Flyer

:-)

Now, an updated version for 'kids nowadays' ;-)

Personally I like his Jet powered toilet http://www.the-rocketman.com/gallery_612/FPVINDEX/ 100_FUJI/PIDX0009.HTM