Won’t be long before someone is silly enough to try flying one behind an airplane. That will be an interesting wake turbulence encounter.
Mark > On May 2, 2016, at 11:49 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > > And that's the problem for commercializing it and also why he is also over > water in all the pictures. > > Rory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 8:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Flyboard Air > > I understand there a minimum height where a parachute won't deploy. I imagine > if you're 200 feet above ground or water and you fall off of that thing > you're in a lot of trouble. > > Jason McKemie wrote: >> Yeah, I think the article said that he already had to bail on it once >> - not good at 10k feet... >> >> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Chris Wright <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Only if you want to survive the fall. They’re saying it’ll get up >> to 10,000’ though. I’m no aerospace engineer, but I’m pretty sure >> at 10,000’ your hovercraft doesn’t care what’s directly underneath >> you anymore. >> >> Chris Wright >> >> Network Administrator >> >> Velociter Wireless >> >> 209-838-1221 x115 <tel:209-838-1221%20x115> >> >> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza >> *Sent:* Monday, May 02, 2016 4:05 PM >> *To:* Animal Farm >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Flyboard Air >> >> Doesn't it only work over water? >> >> On May 2, 2016 11:03 AM, "Jason McKemie" >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Looks like it is real: >> >> >> http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/30/11535778/franky-zapata-guinness-worl >> d-record-hoverboard-flyboard-air >> >> Pretty crazy stuff. >> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Looks perfect for site surveys and tower maintenance. But is it real? >> >> >> http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/11/11406142/flyboard-air-hoverboard-fra >> nky-zapata >> >> > >
