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Jetpack rescue: Paramedic flies to the top of a mountain in 3 minutes
- sschueller 4y ago"weather gets rough, a helicopter can’t always make the journey." But a jetpack can? We have a lot of mountain rescue here in Switzerland and I can tell you this jet pack has zero use. It is a solution to a problem that does not exist. There is a lot of new tech being used such a blind flight through the mountain ranges [1] or even drones to a certain degree. Jetpack aren't one of them. Even drones have limited used, specifically quad copters which have a very limited flight time when compared to drones that can use fuel. [1] https://www.rega.ch/en/our-missions/cutting-edge-technology/rescuing-people-in-all-weathers https://www.rega.ch/en/our-missions/cutting-edge-technology/...
- 0x38B 4y agoI think it’s fair to mention that there’s no rescue taking place here: > After just six days training, Jamie Walsh, a paramedic for GNAAS used one of Gravity’s Jet Suits to fly up Helvellyn for the first time ever. > The journey, which would normally take around 1 hour 20 minutes on foot, was cut down to just 3 minutes and 30 seconds via jet suit.