All Blow....No Go....

[Pudfark]

JetMan' Cancels Grand Canyon Flight
HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Arizona -- A Swiss daredevil who calls himself "JetMan" has scrapped plans to fly over the Grand Canyon Friday in a jet-propelled wing suit.
Yves Rossy tells in Los Angeles that his plan to fly over the Grand Canyon Friday morning has been called off because he didn't have enough time to train.
The Federal Aviation Administration had approved plans for the 51-year-old adventurer to use Arizona's scenic wonder as a backdrop for his first U.S. flight in the suit.
But Rossy says no professional aviator would fly into such a challenging place without the proper training, and he didn't have time to do that.
Rossy, who calls himself the JetMan, has talked about soaring over the Grand Canyon for years.
He planned to jump from a helicopter on the Hualapai Reservation near Eagle Point, then fly westward along the rim of the canyon


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/ ... z1LbR41UCc

Old Pudfark sez: "The Swiss Miss"

[callmeslick]

no real comment to add, beyond the observation that it is so great to come back from a fishing trip to pud starting a thread with this title. Hell, I thought it was about some sort of contest he entered after too many drinks at the Stonewall commemoration festivites. Either that, or flattulance.

[Pudfark]

Yup...another self propelled turd launcher.....a failed dis the swiss moment....

[Buzz]

He's been talking about it for years, but he has no time to practice?

[fatman]

He's been talking about it for years, but he has no time to practice?

Whats to practice? Jump out of the plane, ignite the jets, am i missing anything here

[Darkhorse]

He's been talking about it for years, but he has no time to practice?

Whats to practice? Jump out of the plane, ignite the jets, am i missing anything here

The winds are moving about in different directions and speeds.

[Pudfark]

Wind Shear has an effective way....
of staining yer shorts....

[nicolas10]

He crossed the english channel a few years back, but I guess the grand canyon is a whole different ballgame because of the high temperatures?

Nic

[Darkhorse]

He crossed the english channel a few years back, but I guess the grand canyon is a whole different ballgame because of the high temperatures?

Nic

It's 37 F and chance of snow today-it's the winds. I was the crew chief on a SAR flight into the canyon about 20 years ago (Huey) and it had a high pucker factor. At one point I thought we were going to flip upside down.

[Pudfark]

Here is the latest on the Swiss Miss.....

JetMan Quietly Makes Historic Flight Over Grand Canyon

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/ ... z1LzCJPp2S