Flying the Martin JetPack

Gizmodo's Mark Wilson had a chance to fly the Martin JetPack for a ball-droppingly epic 15 seconds.

My survival instinct kicked in a bit harder: What if I shot 100 feet in the sky? What if the pack flipped me headfirst into the ground? What if the pack flipped me headfirst into the ground and then pounded my head repeatedly into the dirt? What if it just exploded?

With all these completely rational fears filling my head, I twisted the stick. Maybe it's because while my senses are muffled, and my body is strapped to this contraption, the throttle is the one thing I still have control over.

The engine responds by flattening every blade of grass in a 10-foot radius and humming intently.
For a second, I wonder if I am giving it enough gas. And then I can't feel the ground.
I am flying.

How it Feels to Fly a Jetpack [Gizmodo]

Previously • One-man Martin JetPack demonstrated, if feebly

[#1 posted by lev3k , August 4, 2008 4:33 PM]

Anyone else think it said "Martian JetPack"?