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This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!



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On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Click to expand...

Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?
He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.
 
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 +0000, Jan Panteltje wrote:

Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?

Hoverboard as they're calling it here; yes.

He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

That just makes it even more remarkable.
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Na tha tonly prevents mass immigration to the UK :)

The NEW model will have a bigger range,
and you will see swarms of immigrants flying over London.

Come to Sink of it
I see a market in Mexico too :)
 
On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 15:55:10 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6v4u$nv7$4@dont-email.me>:

On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 +0000, Jan Panteltje wrote:

Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?

Hoverboard as they're calling it here; yes.

He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

That just makes it even more remarkable.
Click to expand...

Na tha tonly prevents mass immigration to the UK :)

The NEW model will have a bigger range,
and you will see swarms of immigrants flying over London.
 
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 +0000, Jan Panteltje wrote:

> Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?

Hoverboard as they're calling it here; yes.

> He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

That just makes it even more remarkable.

> Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.

Dangerous. No kidding?




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On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 16:58:52 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi72sc$4pi$2@dont-email.me>:

On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:08:36 +0000, Jan Panteltje wrote:

The NEW model will have a bigger range,
and you will see swarms of immigrants flying over London.

If all the immigrants currently trying to illegally enter the UK had the
same imagination, ingenuity and bravery as this guy I personally would
welcome them with open arms.
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I was thinking of calling the new model 'V3'.
 
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:08:36 +0000, Jan Panteltje wrote:

The NEW model will have a bigger range,
and you will see swarms of immigrants flying over London.
Click to expand...

If all the immigrants currently trying to illegally enter the UK had the
same imagination, ingenuity and bravery as this guy I personally would
welcome them with open arms.



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On 04/08/2019 18:52, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!

Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?
He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.

He might survive falling into the water. Helicopters were on hand to
pull him out.

Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.


A lot of peeps probably said the same about Bleriot et al
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On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
<pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!

Is that the channel crossing on flyboard?
He cheated, had a fuel stop halfway.

Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.
Click to expand...

He might survive falling into the water. Helicopters were on hand to
pull him out.

Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.


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lunatic fringe electronics
 
On Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC), Cursitor Doom
<curd@notformail.com> wrote:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Click to expand...

Frank Zappa?

Cheers
 
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
<pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.

It looks to me like he is wearing a parachute on his back?
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On a sunny day (Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:46:39 +0200) it happened Robert Roland
<fake@ddress.no> wrote in <3s1hketkmahvjo3cmqocql3h9ikcai48ma@4ax.com>:

On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dangerous, engine failure and you are dead.

It looks to me like he is wearing a parachute on his back?
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I though that was a flexible fuel tank, but have not really looked at the design.
Anyone?

I looked up the price, > 6000 USD,? where can I get cheap tax free kerosene locally?
What will happen if I go shopping to the supermarket with it?
Where do I park it so it is not taken by kids for a joy ride?
?
LOL
 
On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10:52:36 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.
Click to expand...

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a lot of vulnerable border
that just became penetrable in a new way...
 
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com>
wrote:

On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10:52:36 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a lot of vulnerable border
that just became penetrable in a new way...
Click to expand...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.


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lunatic fringe electronics
 
John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com
wrote:

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a
lot of vulnerable border that just became penetrable in a new way...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.
Click to expand...

But if there is no passenger then the range would be farther, and it
would be a DIY short range cruise missile.
 
On 8/6/19 11:29 AM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com
wrote:

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a
lot of vulnerable border that just became penetrable in a new way...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.

But if there is no passenger then the range would be farther, and it
would be a DIY short range cruise missile.
Click to expand...

"They" can buy a better _real_ missile with a big-ass warhead included,
from Iran or somebody, for less money, no "DIY" required
 
On 8/6/19 9:57 AM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com
wrote:

On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10:52:36 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a lot of vulnerable border
that just became penetrable in a new way...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.
Click to expand...

a $250,000 piece of gear with a 50% chance of killing the operator that
can carry about 5lbs of extra cargo seems like a pretty poor financial
decision for a terrorist organization lol
 
On 8/6/2019 1:39 AM, Jan Panteltje wrote:

...
What will happen if I go shopping to the supermarket with it?
Where do I park it so it is not taken by kids for a joy ride?
Click to expand...

I saw something a while ago about a personal flying device of some sort
- tiny helicopter IIRC. Looked really interesting, so I dug deeper and
found that such vehicles are prohibited from flying over populated
areas. Kinda' rules out use for commuting. Or much of anything, for
that matter. I'm feeling that the hoverboard would be likewise restricted.
 
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 16:05:24 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

On 8/6/19 9:57 AM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com
wrote:

On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10:52:36 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a lot of vulnerable border
that just became penetrable in a new way...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.



a $250,000 piece of gear with a 50% chance of killing the operator that
can carry about 5lbs of extra cargo seems like a pretty poor financial
decision for a terrorist organization lol
Click to expand...

Blowing a fan straight down to create lift and propulsion is not very
efficient. That's why airplanes have wings.
 
On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 10:39:22 AM UTC+10, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 16:05:24 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

On 8/6/19 9:57 AM, John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 01:40:42 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com
wrote:

On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10:52:36 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
On Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:18:43 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 4 Aug 2019 14:23:27 -0000 (UTC)) it happened Cursitor
Doom <curd@notformail.com> wrote in <qi6pov$nv7$1@dont-email.me>:

This is just amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MooA3VzypXI

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on!
Powered by kerosene, and still had to refuel halfway across.

Silly.

Maybe, but it's still ten miles for a tiny flying item; Israel has a lot of vulnerable border
that just became penetrable in a new way...

That's hardly a practical way to attack Israel. One guy with no
weapons. But he did have two helicopters.

But an interesting variation on suicide mission.



a $250,000 piece of gear with a 50% chance of killing the operator that
can carry about 5lbs of extra cargo seems like a pretty poor financial
decision for a terrorist organization lol

Blowing a fan straight down to create lift and propulsion is not very
efficient. That's why airplanes have wings.
Click to expand...

And a fan blade isn't a wing?

John Larkin doesn't have much of a grasp of fundamentals.

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