Comments on: ‘Fusion Man’ Yves Rossy Crosses English Channel With Personal Jet Wing

By: Bonneville Mariner

Bonneville Mariner — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:33:10 +0000

You know what’s funny- I emailed my skydiving friend to see if he’d seen the Yves Rossy story. He emailed me back saying he knows the guy, and that he’ll be jumping with him at the Skydive Utah drop zone this November. I may just go over and watch, since the DZ is pretty much in my backyard. Small world, huh?

By: Bonneville Mariner

Bonneville Mariner — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:23:45 +0000

No kidding. I jumped for the first time a couple weeks ago, and those skydiving die-hards that took me- I can see them dropping the cash for that type of experience.

By: The Adventurist

The Adventurist — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:14:14 +0000

That’s actually not far from the truth. Perhaps Buzz was an inspiration to Yves Rossy. I read that his contraption would cost in the neighborhood of $119,000 if it were sold to the public. I could see some people forking out that cash for the fun factor..

By: Bonneville Mariner

Bonneville Mariner — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:50:03 +0000

I watched that video with my 3 year old. The first thing he said was “It’s a real Buzz Lightyear!”