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The Yves Rossy jet-powered wingsuits seem to be always air launched, i.e. they get airborne out of another aircraft. There is no ground launch. You might be th

The Yves Rossy jet-powered wingsuits seem to be always air launched, i.e. they get airborne out of another aircraft. There is no ground launch. You might be thinking this kind of "jet pack" contraption: https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54331994 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54331994 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/29/jet-suit-paramedic-takes-lake-district-test-flight https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/29/jet-suit-par... And I'm not saying that those are "safe" exactly, but flying them at low altitude over hot lava would be a whole new risk.

sandworm101 5y ago
In Dubai last year one of the wingsuits demonstrated a standing takeoff, sat in a controlled hover, then transition to forward flight. If they can perfect the reverse, transition from forward flight back into hover, then Ironman will be real.
dspillett 5y ago
> but flying them at low altitude over hot lava would be a whole new risk Also in every demonstration I've seen those things have been LOUD. The dogs are likely to not get on with that, so they will bolt, and there is not nearly enough time to try get them acclimatised to it.
- crate_barre 5y ago
  That’s not how we’d use it. We’d send the guy on the damn jet pack into where the dogs are. Send the drones in, have the guy man handle the dogs into the net so there is no time wasted. Once the dogs are out, the bastard jet packs out of there lol. What dreams are made of. I really need a happy outcome to all of this for some reason.