Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Purchase of a Ticket Does Not Guarantee Transportation

**Mayareira** · 2020-10-16 03:10

Originally Posted by synistar

And obviously, no transponder on the jetpack so it isn't on radar.

Meanwhile the ATCs were routing LAX arrival traffic around the area the jetpack was spotted.

Currently there are no regulations on jetpacks and as far as I know you don't require any sort of a license to operate one. Lack of training means lack of knowledge on the Air Laws, how aircraft operates in airspace and the maneuvers required to avoid a collision. This also means the ATC's don't have a clear idea on how to manage their traffic/presence other than asking pilots to be careful.

They should at least classify them temporarily as an ultralight or something.

**Fondue** · 2020-10-16 08:21

who the fuck is going a mile off the ground with a jetpack

**NynJa** · 2020-10-16 08:56

Originally Posted by Fondue

who the fuck is going a mile off the ground with a jetpack

Probably those same people you see doing parkour videos jumping across buildings.

**Jaybar** · 2020-10-16 09:12

Would not be surprised if it's a long distance drone with an inflatable body attached.

**Qalbert** · 2020-10-16 10:32

Originally Posted by Mayareira

Currently there are no regulations on jetpacks and as far as I know you don't require any sort of a license to operate one. Lack of training means lack of knowledge on the Air Laws, how aircraft operates in airspace and the maneuvers required to avoid a collision. This also means the ATC's don't have a clear idea on how to manage their traffic/presence other than asking pilots to be careful.

They should at least classify them temporarily as an ultralight or something.

**Salodin** · 2020-10-16 10:55

Originally Posted by Jaybar

Would not be surprised if it's a long distance drone with an inflatable body attached.

Damn you deflated how excited I was for jetpacks...

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**Lucavi** · 2020-10-16 13:18

Originally Posted by Salodin

Damn you deflated how excited I was for jetpacks...

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My dream was always teleportation. Wake me up when I can teleport myself or stuff elsewhere. Ordering a pizza and having it instantly appear in your reception box or whatever... that's the dream.

...Well, besides smart houses that are fully connected, but won't serve as spying observation posts for a government agency... A man can dream.

**arus2001** · 2020-10-16 13:29

Full dive VR will be when I peace out of this shitshow.

**Mayareira** · 2020-10-16 14:21

Originally Posted by Qalbert

Lol

**mahler05** · 2020-10-17 09:36

Originally Posted by arus2001

Full dive VR will be when I peace out of this shitshow.

This is the way.

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**6souls** · 2020-12-03 11:43

https://twitter.com/mplstvguy/status...27412399468548

**Mayareira** · 2020-12-03 16:26

Oh dear emergency landing at night is tricky, with all the chance of spatial disorientation especially when flying over unfamiliar terrain. Proper flight planning is a lifesaver here.

**6souls** · 2020-12-04 08:19

https://twitter.com/violanorth/statu...00770873274368

**Outlaw** · 2020-12-29 22:52

Boeing 737 Max completes first U.S. commercial flight almost 2 years after worldwide grounding

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...years-n1252452

**Roranora** · 2020-12-30 10:32

i would still prefer any other equipment and would ensure that when booking if i had to fly right nyow

it's a dumb plane born of rushed and narrow minded design, so let's let other people fly on them a few (more) thousand times first

**6souls** · 2021-01-05 20:09

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1346636376935178241

**Mayareira** · 2021-01-06 11:43

While passenger volume has been on a steep decline since the outbreak the cargo transportation is on rise. Amazon is hiring too, wife has a friend who joined them recently after getting laid off from somewhere else.

Airlines with an active hub and geographical advantage have also been converting passenger jets into cargo planes.