Jetpack Is Real, and It Flies
Jetpack Aviation has accomplished the dream of real jetpack flight, powered by two tiny turbine engines.
David Mayman, left, helps Nelson Tyler put on the JetPack.
David Mayman, left, helps Nelson Tyler put on the JetPack.

What pilot, as a kid, didn’t thrill to the notion of strapping on a jetpack, shedding gravity’s shackles and seeing the world from up there in the sky? In recognition of both that faded ambition and the slack time pilots sometimes have to kill in an FBO lounge or a hotel room, here’s something a little off AIN’s beaten path.