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   Message 244 of 717   
   Vincent Coen to Aviation HQ   
   Guy in a jet-pack over LA   
   04 Sep 20 16:08:25   
   
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   Hello Aviation!   
      
   Thursday September 03 2020 16:31, you wrote to All:   
      
    > Several pilots spotted a man in a jetpack over Los Angeles recently.   
    > The man flew at an altitude of almost a kilometer, on an approach   
    > route to the airport. The FBI has started an investigation.   
      
    > The jetpack man was first spotted by the pilots of American Airlines   
    > flight 1997 from Philadelphia. They informed air traffic control that   
    > he flew less than 300 meters from their Airbus A321. A short time   
    > later, the pilots of a SkyWest flight also reported it.   
      
    > It is of course very dangerous to fly with a jetpack at that altitude.   
    > If such a person collides with an airplane, it will almost certainly   
    > lead to a serious incident. The jetpack man is still being searched   
    > for. For now there doesn't seem to be any trace of him.   
      
      
   Did he not file a IFR flight plan as it sound like he was in the approach   
   phase ?   
      
   :)   
      
   Vincent   
      
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