Pilot Reports Seeing Man on Jetpack Near Los Angeles Airport, Second Time this Year
It’s revenge of “Rocket Man.”
A man flying a jetpack was spotted Wednesday near Los Angeles International Airport, local CBS affiliate KCBS reported. It’s the second time this year that a pilot has spotted a jetpack-flying man near LAX.
A China Air pilot called in the rocket man at around 2 p.m. local time, according to KCBS. His plane was about 6,000 feet in the air and 7 miles northwest of LAX at the time.
The Federal Aviation Administration and local authorities are investigating.
Phys.org reports that “jetpacks” being developed by Martin Aircraft Co. more closely resemble mini-helicopters and reach a maximum altitude of 3,000 feet, or about 3,000 feet lower than the reported height from Wednesday. Flying one requires a pilots license and the units cost around $200,000, but not are not available on the consumer market.
Elton John has not commented.
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