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'Jetman' Rossy Flies Above the Grand Canyon

Posted by timothy on from the why-in-my-day-mules-and-snowshoes dept.

cylonlover writes "Yves Rossy, the former Swiss jet fighter pilot better known as Jetman, flew over the Grand Canyon last Saturday (May 7th) using his wearable jet-propelled wing. It was the first time he has flown with the device in North America, having previously used it to cross the English Channel, perform an aerial loop, fly in formation with stunt planes, and to unsuccessfully attempt traversing a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean between Morocco and Spain."

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  1. Re:Don't bother with the video by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like the part where he didn't get physically groped by the TSA.

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    rewriting history since 2109
  2. Re:Don't bother with the video by zill · · Score: 3, Funny

    The groping was not shot for obvious reasons. Including it would make the video NC-17.

  3. Re:How exactly did he fly 'across' it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    but it's consistently oversold

    so is yo mama.

  4. Re:Don't bother with the video by immaterial · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is Slashdot, try not to make it obvious that you're making up an anecdote.

    ...But in case you're serious: Since both you and your girlfriend are cool with it, mind sending her over here for a bit?