Mon, Nov 08, 2021
The mystery is finally solved, for the past two years people and pilots in los angeles have reported seeing unidentified person flying vertically in the air, thousands of feet in the air, armed only with his clothes and a small pouch on his back.
Observers initially assumed it to be held aloft with a rare homemade thruster-equipped backpack, leading to theories as to what kind of backyard inventor became the "Jet Pack Man". A small number of various man-portable thruster systems have been made, but most carry prohibitive fuel requirements to keep the pilot aloft for more than a few minutes. Even the most cutting edge equipment has a maximum safe ceiling in the range of 1,500 feet, if return fuel is accounted for. The FAA has updated the ACS Working Group with the agency’s plan to publish future updates. The private pilot and commercial pilot Airman Certification Standards were completed years ago, but up to now, no further developments have occurred due to administrative disputes in the publication process. The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) announced in their November membership newsletter that the wait may finally be over. The FAA has proposed a rule requiring commercial hot-air-balloon pilots to hold a medical
certificate when operating for hire. Similar to other commercial pilots, they would need a second-class medical certificate. Under current regulations, lighter-than-air aircraft pilots do not require the same medical certification process that others do, only required to affirm that they have no medical defect that would make them unable to pilot a free balloon. “Balloon pilots are responsible for the safety of their passengers," FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.03.21 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Kimberly Kay. Kimberly is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Elusive LAX ‘JetPack Man’ Identified
- SAFE Says CFI ACS Work Restarts
- FAA Proposes Medical Requirements for Balloons
- The Next Waco Kitchen Coming to Lakeland Airport
- SkyWatch Launches 1-Day Renter’s Insurance
- Rostec Releases Training Parachute
- SpaceX and NASA Delay Impending Launch
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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