Friday, December 12, 2008
In Our World - Wanna try this?
A true test of trusting your equipment.
I think I'll pass on this one...
I think I'll pass on this one...
In the Denver Post, Jason Blevins reports, and there's a video:
"'There is no parachute. There is no safety net. There is no air bag. But there is 800 horsepower on my back,' said the former TV stuntman who on Monday piloted his hydrogen-peroxide-powered jet pack across the 1,053-foot-deep Royal Gorge.
In a 21-second burst of deafening thrust, 45-year- old Scott soared across the 1,500-foot-wide chasm, setting all kinds of first-ever records in the nascent world of rocket-strapped flight as hundreds of spectators gaped."
