Jetman In The Sky OSH13 - But You Gotta look Close! (With Video)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 07:43AM 
Jetman high (very high) over the Oshkosh sky... pic taken with a long telephoto lens!
We were tempted to call him Speckman rather than Jetman after Yves Rossy flew on Tuesday (July 30, 2013) at Oshkosh... apparently the FAA wouldn't let him fly any lower than 2,500' during the demonstration. The pic above was taken with a pretty long telephoto lens and he still looks really small! We all pretty much agreed that what he does is very cool and awesome, but it's not the world's best spectator sport. However, the live-feed that that LiveAirShowTV had up on the two big LED screens during the airshow did help a lot.
Fortunately the video below gives you a much better view of what Jetman looks like in flight from up close. And wow, formation flying with a B-17, that's pretty hard to beat!
I hope he eventually convinces the FAA that a pass at 500 feet is safe... you now, so we can actually see him in flight : )
Video Screenshot of Jetman flying formation with a B-17!
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Reader Comments (3)
Great post, Martt.
Thanks.
In defense of Yves Rossy, I asked him that question of FAA altitude restrictions. He said that the altitude (2500AGL) is a result of timing. He stated that it takes 15 sec. to fall from 2500 ft. If the main failed to open properly, he would have to eject it, then get the wing off to deploy his safety chute which is under it. Watching him put the wing on does show a difficult time to remove it. This would not leave much time until you contact 'Cumulus Granite'.
I can hear OSH Approach saying something like "Boeing 516, caution Wake Turbulence from Jet Man." - grin