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Jet Pack Company Executive Crashes During A Test Flight (kdvr.com)
The Vice President of Jet Pack International was hospitalized Friday after crashing during a test flight in Denver, according to the Associated Press. Though he's successfully flown the company's hydrogen peroxide-fueled jet pack more than 400 times, Friday the vice president experienced "control issues" while hovering 20 feet over the "Go Fast" energy drink company while testing some adjustments, and ultimately crashed in a nearby industrial park. He fell on his head, and he wasn't wearing a helmet, but after receiving 27 stitches, he was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon. The company's jet pack normally has a range of about one-quarter of a mile (and reaches heights of 100 feet) with a flying time of 32 seconds, the Associated Press reports, adding that "The FAA is investigating the crash."
Flying a rocket pack with no helmet on sounds about as appealing as felling trees barefoot with a chainsaw, or arc welding with no hood.
I am a geek attorney, but not your geek attorney unless you've already retained me. This is not legal advice.
He should have worn a helmet, but then again it was just a TEST FLIGHT? So basically this is a company of fucking jerks.