ryoder 1,590 #1 April 9, 2016 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29742303/man-critically-injured-denver-jet-pack-demo"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #2 April 9, 2016 I'd love to hear the details. As fun as those things look, I've long realized it's not something to be taken lightly. There looks to be a lot of single-point failure modes. I'm glad the guy only fell 10'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 April 9, 2016 JohnMitchellI'd love to hear the details. As fun as those things look, I've long realized it's not something to be taken lightly. There looks to be a lot of single-point failure modes. I'm glad the guy only fell 10'. The guy was lucky. A 10 foot fall with a pressurized canister of very nearly pure hydrogen peroxide strapped to your back could still have been quite messy. Rupture that and you probably no longer have any flesh.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 April 10, 2016 http://kdvr.com/2016/04/08/jet-pack-crash-lands-pilot-in-burn-center/ Troy Widgery is the CEO of Jet Pack International and admitted Macomber wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, “No, he should`ve been wearing a helmet but he`s so good and again this was just a test flight.” WTF???I was not aware that test flights were safer than routine flights."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #5 April 10, 2016 Ha, is there anything more dangerous than a "routine test flight"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #6 April 11, 2016 ryoder http://kdvr.com/2016/04/08/jet-pack-crash-lands-pilot-in-burn-center/ Troy Widgery is the CEO of Jet Pack International and admitted Macomber wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, “No, he should`ve been wearing a helmet but he`s so good and again this was just a test flight.” WTF???I was not aware that test flights were safer than routine flights. Well, so far, jet packs only send people to the hospital or prison.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 April 11, 2016 oldwomanc6 ***http://kdvr.com/2016/04/08/jet-pack-crash-lands-pilot-in-burn-center/ Troy Widgery is the CEO of Jet Pack International and admitted Macomber wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, “No, he should`ve been wearing a helmet but he`s so good and again this was just a test flight.” WTF???I was not aware that test flights were safer than routine flights. Well, so far, jet packs only send people to the hospital or prison. Prison? I'm missing the reference. BTW I found this today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDrMriKsFM Great editing!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SionaSioux 0 #8 April 11, 2016 ryoder ******http://kdvr.com/2016/04/08/jet-pack-crash-lands-pilot-in-burn-center/ Troy Widgery is the CEO of Jet Pack International and admitted Macomber wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, “No, he should`ve been wearing a helmet but he`s so good and again this was just a test flight.” WTF???I was not aware that test flights were safer than routine flights. Well, so far, jet packs only send people to the hospital or prison. Prison? I'm missing the reference. Skydiver named Chris Wentzel was part of it...Always remember the danger. Never forget the fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 April 11, 2016 SionaSioux *********http://kdvr.com/2016/04/08/jet-pack-crash-lands-pilot-in-burn-center/ Troy Widgery is the CEO of Jet Pack International and admitted Macomber wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, “No, he should`ve been wearing a helmet but he`s so good and again this was just a test flight.” WTF???I was not aware that test flights were safer than routine flights. Well, so far, jet packs only send people to the hospital or prison. Prison? I'm missing the reference. Skydiver named Chris Wentzel was part of it... Oh, yeah, that was quite some time back. I'd forgotten about it."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #10 April 11, 2016 Chris has been out for at least a few years now. Last I heard he was living and jumping in Florida? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #11 April 12, 2016 JohnMitchell Ha, is there anything more dangerous than a "routine test flight"? How about an unintentional test flight? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #12 April 12, 2016 theonlyski ***Ha, is there anything more dangerous than a "routine test flight"? How about an unintentional test flight? Or even an extra-intentional test flightI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 April 13, 2016 theonlyski ***Ha, is there anything more dangerous than a "routine test flight"? How about an unintentional test flight? Like the high speed taxi test that becomes a test flight?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpIWXYX_6s"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #14 April 14, 2016 Holy Shit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
