A Flight Into the Future!

While on holiday recently off the coast of North Carolina, I got an opportunity to try out flyboarding, perhaps the closest I'll get to flying an actual jet pack until scientists get off their duffs and get serious about the future. Takeaways: 1) Jet packs will be awesome. 2) Leaning back on a flyboard is a not recommended.

A short video of a portion of my flight follows...

Thrill-Seeking Couple Gets Married on Jet Packs

A hint of things to come?

Long Overdue Video

The editors of Today in Jet Packs sincerely regret the lack of Jet Pack coverage in the blog as of late. We've been withholding the future, and are deeply ashamed. We will do better, and it starts here:

Technology is Never a Sure Thing...

Despite the advances in Jet Pack technology that occur daily, accidents do happen. Here at TIJP, our motto is "accidents are merely men stumbling into the future." He is one such stumble, caught on tape by the fine folks at Fox:

Flyaway Friday: Grand Canyon Flight

Greetings, High Fliers!

Happy to pass on the news that Swiss "Jetman" (obviously should be "Jet Pack Futurist," but something was lost in translation) Yves Rossy recently completed an eight-minute aerial tour of the Biggest Hole in the Ground in the World. Watch video captured during the flight below or read more about it here.



Is this the future of vacations out of doors? All signs rocket to "yes!"

Yours in flight,
Jeff
TiJP Editor

The JetLev Water Jet Pack

I would be remiss in my duties as editor of TiJP if I failed to mention this soon-to-be-available water-powered jet pack. Though it may not be quite the transportation revolution we've been waiting for (and promised) for fifty or so years now (which, of course, is quick airborne personal transportation for going to and from work), it does look like a heck of a lot of fun. Can someone loan me $140,000 and a cottage on a suitable lake? More info here.