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GTRS Fiero

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Flyboard
« on: March 26, 2017, 07:32:52 pm »
Have you seen this?  Better than a jetpack.

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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2017, 08:25:10 pm »
I wouldn't want to go that high or over land.  Get upside down and it's back to earth---with turbo boost.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2017, 08:30:01 pm »
He was mostly over water.  He has a hand control, so could cut boost.  Still, he has fallen/crashed.  He got it over 80MPH, I believe.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2019, 09:17:42 pm »
These are now being sold.  Nice idea, but not for me.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2019, 09:57:27 pm »
I caught a brief audio snippet of where one was recently in a parade or flying overhead as part of security measures.  I'm not sure of the occasion. 
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2019, 10:05:08 pm »
One of my clients had someone inspecting crops on one.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2019, 10:02:42 am »
Video unavailable -- blocked in your country.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2019, 10:14:44 am »
He tried to cross the English channel from France but missed the refuelling boat and crashed into the sea.

He did say that the demonstration at the Bastille Day celebrations used a tiny percentage of the boards capability but the channel crossing was near 100%.

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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2019, 06:07:01 pm »
Quote from: TopNotch on August 02, 2019, 10:02:42 am
Video unavailable -- blocked in your country.

You can't watch the video?
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2019, 06:12:23 pm »
Quote from: PK on August 02, 2019, 10:14:44 am
He tried to cross the English channel from France but missed the refuelling boat and crashed into the sea.

He did say that the demonstration at the Bastille Day celebrations used a tiny percentage of the boards capability but the channel crossing was near 100%.

Not for me, but I guess falling into water is better than falling into the ground.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2019, 08:46:30 pm »
Here's a video that works...
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2019, 08:53:05 pm »
Ok.  Who will be first to ride?

Not I.  Fell too many times on a skateboard.  Actually, off the skateboard.  I fell off the skareboard.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2019, 09:08:15 pm »
This was my nephew at 14, after 2 years of practice.  There are better videos, but the music is terrible.


Four years after this video, he could skateboard with just about anyone.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2019, 06:14:45 pm »
Several real hover boards.
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Re: Flyboard
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2019, 06:27:27 pm »
Those are great, but not for me.  Those boards (in general) and I have a disassociative relationship.
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