New great news from Yves "Jetman" Rossy - Aerobatics

[piisfish 135]

This morning he showed officially the 1st looping with the wing (quad version).

He looped the loop around a hot air balloon
www.20min.ch/ro/news/vaud/story/Jetman---C-etait-fantastique--26443113

Congrats Yves, the project is looking good, and still going forward (and UP)

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[pchapman 261]

From the videos in the linked page, I only saw one depiction of the actual loop. Based on only that, I would say:

It wasn't a clean loop, and wouldn't score in an aerobatic competition. It was more a case of flopping over backwards from a pullup past vertical.

But it was a complete rotation done by pitching in the vertical plane, so it counts as a loop. So he doesn't have the energy or g capability (yet) for a clean loop, but it is still a great achievement.

[tr027 0]

I wouldve figured he'd launch from a higher balloon/plane, then dive down to a lower one and loop over it...

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[Trae 1]

Nicely done. What a supreme effort this guy is putting in.

Just wondering , do you know if Yves is planning to do a take off from the ground ?

Now that I want to see.

[pchapman 261]

For the record:

The loop wasn't 'around' the balloon but off to the side.

And contrary to what I initially saw, the loop wasn't "flopped", although it was still pinched at the top. So he did get it to fly over the top rather than stalling out and recovering. Very nice. That was apparent from a video from a different angle and with different editing than the one I first saw.

[kallend 1,623]

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And contrary to what I initially saw, the loop wasn't "flopped", although it was still pinched at the top..

As are the overwhelming majority of loops performed in airplanes that are not engaged in formal aerobatic competition. Even the USAF Thunderbirds don't fly completely circular loops!

Would you criticize a talking dog for grammatical errors?

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[pchapman 261]

Just trying to define what exactly Rossy had accomplished. From the initial video I watched, it wasn't clear that he had achieved what the press was saying.

I corrected my statement for the record, as soon as I saw in other video that it was a true loop.

(And as for loops in regular airplanes, I admit a personal bias -- I assistant judged at a World Aerobatics Championships, so if you can't fly a round loop, you suck.

[piisfish 135]

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Just wondering , do you know if Yves is planning to do a take off from the ground ?

I can neither confirm or deny it

The BRS is intended to limit risks at lower altitudes. So it could be in the future plans.

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[LouDiamond 1]

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I can neither confirm or deny it

HAHA, nice,did you pick that line up while you were over here hanging out?

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[mccordia 73]

Several media interviews (check wingsuitnews.com) quote Yves on wanting to fly through the grand canyon and doing other low stuff...sounds very much like a confirmation..

JC
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[piisfish 135]

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Several media interviews (check wingsuitnews.com) quote Yves on wanting to fly through the grand canyon and doing other low stuff...sounds very much like a confirmation..

there should be some interesting stuff to see in the Guano Point / Skywalk / West Rim area in the next couple of days/weeks...

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[sdctlc 0]

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there should be some interesting stuff to see in the Guano Point / Skywalk / West Rim area in the next couple of days/weeks...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/20/flight-jetman-fly-grand-canyon/?test=faces

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[bodypilot1 0]

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there should be some interesting stuff to see in the Guano Point / Skywalk / West Rim area in the next couple of days/weeks...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/20/flight-jetman-fly-grand-canyon/?test=faces

Should be awesome, not to mention WestCoast Wingsuits and Team Ill Vision will be doing a high speed flyby over the Skywalk and flying into to Grand Canyon May 7th for the Skywalk Anniversary

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[piisfish 135]

Experimental aircraft N15YR has green lights from the FAA
Go Yankee Romeo, show them the Swiss style

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[piisfish 135]

may the force of the Hualapai people be with you

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[MX304 0]

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Experimental aircraft N15YR has green lights from the FAA
Go Yankee Romeo, show them the Swiss style

Canceled at the last minute. The FAA originally gave the ok, then the local FSDO pulled the plug.

[johnmatrix 21]

NOOOOOOOO

[LetsGoOutside 0]

What? That's bullsh*t.

[mccordia 73]

How was this handled when Visa did his rocket jumps for 'stunt junkies' for Discovery? He made a skydive with jet engines on his feet...?

JC
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[mccordia 73]

A YouTuber posted this:

Jetman at grand canyon 5-6-11 now called chicken man
Swiss "JetMan" Yves Rossy canceled his first U.S. flight in a jet-propelled wing suit at the last minute Friday, saying he didn't have enough time to train. The Federal Aviation Administration gave him the go-ahead less about an hour before the 51-year-old adventurer was scheduled to take off. But with spectators and reporters gathered to watch the event, Rossy called it off.

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[MX304 0]

Not sure what the issue was. I know the person that was sent by the FAA as an observer, and he was surprised too. I have a feeling that FSDO office is going to have some explaining to do.

[johnmatrix 21]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8246007

A Swiss adventurer dubbed "JetMan" cancelled an attempt to make an acrobatic flight over the Grand Canyon, saying he had not been able to train enough for the exploit.

Yves Rossy also said his energy had been sapped by wrangling to obtain authorisation for his winged jetpack from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), which only approved it 30 minutes before the planned take-off.

"I was so focused on getting the authorization, I thought I would be able to fly anyway. And I ended up forgetting that I should put my energy into the flight and not on trying to get the authorization," he told AFP.

[tvandijck 0]

So he made a safety call... good for him...
still a bummer, but he did the right thing.

[piisfish 135]

And the next day, he flew. No footage available yet afaik. But apparently it is beautiful.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[bodypilot1 0]

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And the next day, he flew. No footage available yet afaik. But apparently it is beautiful.

After I personally spoke with Yves and Bruno this weekend, while we flying wingsuits over the Skywalk and into the canyon, I have to admit the FAA gave him a TOTAL bullshit runaround for this event. He was 100% right to call off his first flight, but seeing the footage when he did actually fly was fantastic. The wind was not cooperating much either.......

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