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GregW

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It's like watching a superhero movie, then realizing this is now.
 
"Jetman, you're cleared for landing on...oh never mind."

Great technology, but imagine the skies filled with these when folks cant even navigate their e-bikes correctly on the road.
 
I read where there's one flying around the Los Angeles area,
possibly causing problems with air traffic.
 
HAHAhaaa! Same thought here!
 
Not very clever to be zipping around with one in restricted airspace, for certain. And LAX is a BUSY bit of air. Better to be doing it a lot further inland, I would think.
 
DrEntropy said:
Not very clever to be zipping around with one in restricted airspace, for certain. And LAX is a BUSY bit of air. Better to be doing it a lot further inland, I would think.
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It's restricted airspace for a reason. If they catch the guy I would think he's likely to face some serious fines and possibly jail time.
 
Be better for him if they catch him before something bigger does the catching! o_O
 
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Yeah, I've seen that. The report said it(he) was spotted North of LAX. They don't say he was in restricted space. North of LAX is Santa Monica airport's airspace. In my paragliding days I had to learn about controlled airspace. I've forgotten most of it, but I believe there would be some uncontrolled space close to the ground mid way between.

Regardless, LAX is half a world away from Dubai.
 
I didn't dig around to try finding the duration for the engines, but the "time-to-climb" looks pretty good. He wasted no time getting across that water at lower altitude so he could get enough air twixt him and the floor to deploy the 'chute though. Seemed to me that each of those video cuts would indicate the time the burn lasts. Either be low enough to make a powered landing or high enough to use the 'chute. A no-power glide angle likely a couple degrees better than a concrete block.
 
GregW said:
They don't say he was in restricted space. North of LAX is Santa Monica airport's airspace. In my paragliding days I had to learn about controlled airspace. I've forgotten most of it, but I believe there would be some uncontrolled space close to the ground mid way between.
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That's true, they didn't say if he was in restricted airspace, just that he was "near LAX." My son flies into LAX (737) quite often, maybe I'll ask him if he knows.

GregW said:
Regardless, LAX is half a world away from Dubai.
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We wouldn't want a Pub thread to stray off topic :nana: (that almost never happens)
 
DrEntropy said:
I didn't dig around to try finding the duration for the engines, but the "time-to-climb" looks pretty good. He wasted no time getting across that water at lower altitude so he could get enough air twixt him and the floor to deploy the 'chute though. Seemed to me that each of those video cuts would indicate the time the burn lasts. Either be low enough to make a powered landing or high enough to use the 'chute. A no-power glide angle likely a couple degrees better than a concrete block.
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Several years ago this same pilot crossed the English channel. Flight time is about ten minutes. The chute seems to be the standard landing but I hadn't seen him VTO before either.
 
Basil said:
That's true, they didn't say if he was in restricted airspace, just that he was "near LAX." My son flies into LAX (737) quite often, maybe I'll ask him if he knows.


We wouldn't want a Pub thread to stray off topic :nana: (that almost never happens)
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I just found out Google Earth has the ability to show airspace around airports in 3D. I haven't figured out how to make it work though, just seen pictures.
 
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from Foreflight. LAX isn’t restricted, it’s Class B controlled airspace. The yellow circle at the top is a pending TFR (temporary flight restriction) for an LA Dodgers game.

at any rate; if the guy buzzing around violates the airspace (entering without establishing communications with controllers and being equipped properly w/ Mode C transponder etc) in the slightly darker shaded box which contains LAX you can bet he’/she’s going to get the book thrown at them. Especially if it happens multiple times…
 
Years ago, charts were much easier to read. Today? Look at that thing and try to imagine trying to decipher it on a bouncy July day while keeping an eye out for other traffic in your Cessna or Piper.
 
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