As I’ve observed, the news business has always been little like standing on the side of a river watching the water go by. But what with a gazillion content sources, it’s more like a 500-year flood now. There’s so much bandwidth to fill and so many sensors feeding the maw, everything is a story. And thus, two stories on the sighting of jetpacks being flown near airliners in the past couple of months.
You have a way with words which is a constant source of joy to me. Therefore, I do sincerely hope that your application to become Papal Nuncio will not be considered. I should miss your wit, otherwise
You may want to check out a stunning video of a jet-powered first responder doing a mountain rescue in England on the web site of Gravity, the system’s British developer: https.gravity.co
I never read the article nor do I ever care to now or ever. Kind of like flying car articles, I swat them away like flies at a hot summer barbecue. Borrrring…
“Maw.” You made me look it up and add it to my lexicon … IF I can remember it? Have you considered writing and offering a Bertorellli dictionary of obscure words ?
David P may be right? Maybe someone was having a heart attack on Mt. Wilson and the closest air asset was a jet pack equipped ambulance chaser? OR … maybe that entity who was inhabiting the bridge in Point Pleasant, WV decided to move west for better climate purposes? Then again, Edwards AFB isn’t far away and they have all manner of nifty toys to play with there. Could be one of the extra-terrestrials they keep in cages at North Base got away and was looking for his ride?
The Apostolic Nunciature to The United States of America currently is headed by Archbishop Christophe Pierre as Papal Nuncio. Thank you for your interest in this position. When the position becomes vacant, you will be notified. In the meantime, please carry on.
I think its most likely a GI Joe sized doll attached to a quadcopter. It looks real from a distance when you’re busy piloting an airliner. If this were true, then it would in a sense be even worse since it means the stupid thing is that much closer to a collision.
I was into model airplanes 20 years before I got my PPL. If these jet packs have engines like what were flown in the models, and they certainly look similar, then they are very LOUD. Nobody is going to casually fire up one of those jet packs in a parking lot and takeoff without a lot of people noticing it…
Why stop at Papal Nuncio?
Put on a white dress and skull cap and you already look like the present Pope.
Plus with all the flying you do, you are probably closer to heaven, more often, than he is…
I’m just glad to know that only military pilots are still the only pilots that are really trained and in the press, whether aviation press or regular wannabe hacks, it is still true.
