Who Is The LA Jetpack Man? A Modern Aviation Mystery

[@michaelfriscia8166]

I think people severely underestimate how bad people don't want to deal with downtown LA traffic

[@intergalacticchicano]

The 405, the 110, 101, 210 and 5 are terrible

[@cczap7777777]

Dawg facts

[@petemitchell6788]

Except people in traffic have a destination. This dumbass is trying to get shot down by a jet.

[@WillHal1000]

🤣🤣🤣 Facts!

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Badly*. It's not just bad people who want to avoid traffic.

[@mikescholz6429]

I think people are severely underestimating what a bored and talented hobbyist engineer is capable of in their spare time.

[@samiirai]

most are smart enough to keep on the down low, this is taking it a bit too high

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@samiirai Good one!

[@DasE30Cuz]

My thought exactly. I've seen some pretty remarkable things built out of a garage. But the fuel limit and altitude is a bit more difficult to overcome for someone building a jetpack in their garage. I still think it's a mannequin-like shell packed with either lipo batteries or liquid fuel.

[@TheClownfight]

Yup, ask lawn chair weather balloon guy, or Marvin heemeyer.

[@mikegrizzle3014]

No shit man, I built a twin jet powered go kart for science class in 7th grade it's not like it's rocket science or something, it's jet science! way less explosive!

[@bakfixx]

The "anti-DB Cooper" trying to get back on a plane.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

Is he giving money away? If so where?

[@chraffis]

@@brandonhoffman4712 Well, he’s giving it to the plane. Where? In the air, man. In the air.

[@Mac181]

He just got lost flying around up there for like 40 years lolo

[@icegangsta5161]

Bizarro DB Cooper

[@SZINNAPALM]

Lol

[@gss6531]

Love how the pilots casually like "Okay we're looking for Iron Man 😂"

[@debashisdas1007]

😂

[@ericbruscoe5956]

The pilots seem to love this guy .😂😂 . It's funny that all the sightings are at like 6:30 p.m. most people get home from work, eat some dinner, watch a little TV. This guy takes his jetpack for a ride. Gotta love it 😁

[@cyanight6378]

They act like they hate him, and I get it's a safety risk. But they love the interesting story

[@samholdsworth420]

Its a drone made up to look like a man 😊

[@BravoTangoAviation]

No we don't love this guy. He's dangerous whether a drone or actual jet packs. Luckily. I don't live and fly out of LA anymore but this guy/gal could spur copycats where I am flying. All I need is for an a-hole like him to get sucked into one of my engines.

[@sirlionheart4614]

​@@samholdsworth420cool opinion.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@sirlionheart4614 facts

[@treelineresearch3387]

> $300k military grade jetpack > Actually $30k worth of R/C jet engines ganged together on a frame.

[@RonCobb-co6dr]

Exactly, the engines are available off shelf, now get to running them on an alternative fuel, something else, highly concentrated where you gain 5 ×. The flight time. Turbofans can burn lots of different fuels, it's like a diesel, set the parameters and keep the mechanical side cool and your in the air. Long time Charlie Brown

[@judu33]

All over-paid for by the taxpayers…military industrial complex in full force

[@RandoWisLuL]

@@RonCobb-co6dr funny you say "Like a diesel". Jet A fuel is closely related to diesel fuel lol doesn't set on fire easily, its oily, thick. Very energy dense.

[@Zalazaar]

If you run it on jet fuel then doing it close to an airfield makes sense.

[@whatskookin6429]

You forgot to mention the intelligence to command those jets

[@trentvlak]

I like how ATC didn't even question the first pilot's assessment, just took him seriously 100%.

[@thatdude3977]

It isn't a podcast full of clowns, it's a real job

[@BrianRay-y7l]

they dont joke around at all

[@anon556]

​​@@BrianRay-y7lthey joke around all the time... You speak with such confidence for someone who has no idea what they're talking about! Simply typing into the search bar from this very site "funny atc" or "atc prank" will give you about 2 million examples of you being incorrect 🫡

[@anon556]

​@@thatdude3977spoken like a true clown 🤡

[@ZawaOnYoutube]

There's tons of clips of ATC cracking jokes and shit, what are you two talking about?

[@13_13k]

The altitutude is the amazing thing. And flying out over the ocean at 6000 ft is crazy. You'd have to have so much faith in your equiptment to feel safe at those altitudes.

[@future5889]

the fact he hasn’t done it since makes me think that he fell to his death in the ocean and they won’t find his body

[@13_13k]

@@future5889 ---- or, there are some people who suspect it to be a large drone with some kind of mannequin strapped in. I know for faxt that there are large heavy lift drones that are able to pick up around 40 or 50 lbs dead weight off the ground and be stable in flight, at speed around 20 mph with a range of around 5-6 miles out of sight of the operator. If the drone gets out of range from the operator, the mission has already been plotted into the onboard guidance system and the drone will continue to its target, take whatever action it has been programmed to do then turn around and return home. Without assistance. But will lock back into the signal when in range and notifies the remote control device and will go "home" and even land itself. I'd imagine an R/C jetpack of pretty good size could carry a dummy that looks basically like a person. They've been using one of those dummies as Biden for the last four years. LOL

[@JohnDlugosz]

I think it's a large quadcopter with a lightweight shell shaped like a mannequin. Not actually manned, so no danger other than the great expense.

[@アマ-p2l]

Makes no difference to me if he flys over land or ocean. You heard fuel consumption is an issue and that thing is heavy, he's not carrying a parachute.

[@アマ-p2l]

@@future5889 Nah if it was a DIY project then his throttle got stuck and he flew to the moon

[@AlKaseltzer87]

COVID lockdown, rc parts, tons of spare time, boredom, sounds like a fun project to pass the time.

[@dzenacs2011]

I was bored and tried to invent 100gb videocard. No luck for some reason

[@vctrflrs3687]

I jailbroke ps3 took it apart put it back together and it was like a ps4, but with hacks in ever game. I know I prob couldn’t do it again if I tried

[@Quzga]

Sounds like something I Did A Thing would do lol

[@Corneliusfiddleworth]

Casually chilling in a homemade jet pack at 5000 feet is absolutely absurd

[@samholdsworth420]

No one was flying in it lol Its a drone made up to look like a man

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@dandelionveins]

The casual way they use his nickname over the radio made me giggle. Thanks for including the audio snips of those! You always delve into tangential information concisely and YES I didn’t know I wanted the history of jetpack tech but I DID👍🏻

[@GrahamBo44]

Ironman got me 😆

[@kelteckin]

He should of known going over the airport would be 5 stars immediately

[@slappy8941]

Should of? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Get your shit together. 😂😂😂

[@gustavgnoettgen]

​@@slappy8941 Your reaction isn't very sophisticated either.

[@johnwhitaker545]

@@slappy8941, the surgeon general of grammar, using emoji’s as a substitute for words. 👍🏻

[@christopherlewis1315]

* Should HAVE

[@jamieblanche3963]

@@johnwhitaker545 I know, right? It's like being laughed at by a tabloid newspaper.

[@buildingracingvideos4714]

"I don't know why he flys so close to the airport." "Nobody has reported hearing it"🤣🤣🤣

[@TheFredFarkle]

What a Story!! Perhaps he (or she) stays close to LAX because the noise of taking off would be drowned out by Jet Aircraft.

[@brettperkins5750]

She? No woman is dumb enough to do this, men on the other hand will spend their life's savings in pursuit of this as a hobby.

[@nimmawibba9874]

Not to be sexist but let's be honest and not kid ourselves... this is definitely a guy thing lol

[@Steph.98114]

​@@nimmawibba9874 yeah no that's still sexist

[@erockstoenescu6171]

She? 😂 stop it

[@nimmawibba9874]

@@Steph.98114 k👍

[@vladpootin5973]

It is the guy from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that stunned the world during the opening ceremony, when many people all over the world saw this technology for the very first time in their lives and looked in sheer awe as he flew into the LA Memorial Coliseum and landed with pinpoint accuracy. He is just staying in shape and practicing for 2028, when the Olympics return to Los Angeles 🇺🇸😎👍🏻

[@augustsmith9553]

In 2028 he’d better be a trans black man if he wants to be in the Olympics

[@jonvelde5730]

That was a chemical jetpack, it has a floght time of about 30 seconds.

[@Staubsaugaer]

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I LOVE the inclusion of exact source videos in your own project. It's so clear to read, great for context and doesn't get in the way.

[@Squat_House]

He's just a regular guy that wanted to buy one his whole life but wasn't allowed... So he built his own

[@crakkbone]

It’s the goddamn… Tachyon Express

[@MarcillaSmith]

Leave this person alone, and just let her or him live their dream!

[@crakkbone]

@@MarcillaSmith NEVER!

[@B727X]

@@MarcillaSmith it's not a woman there's a reason they live longer than men

[@danielray6060]

Is Elon Musk the Batman?

[@Irobert1115HD]

actually the engines used by all the shown jetpacks are commercialy available jet engines for RC planes. so if this is a jetpack then it could be home build.

[@hugh_jasso]

Several DIY'ers have

[@stevenboelke6661]

Not enough flight time. It's a drone.

[@haileybalmer9722]

Cool cool. And how do they account for wind chill, extreme low temps, and a lack of oxygen?

[@Irobert1115HD]

@@haileybalmer9722 well if its indeed jet powered then i would actually guess that its a very large drone where most of the ''body'' is a large fuel tank. the tech for that is quite old actually. and yes it was already possible to get RC vehicles to such hights duirng the early 2000.

[@samrichards8609]

Really? How u know.? Sounds like someting the JPM might know. Not really.

[@MadeYaMad]

the jet packs they are showing to the public are probably so old school, they keep the new “cool” stuff hidden

[@shaun5047]

Yep I remember seeing a video of a US soldier using a jet pack but the design was different. Lol The fact that they released the video to the public tells me it’s definitely years old. 😂

[@HunnyVRC]

@@shaun5047 It’s a military version made by a private company called “Gravity Industries”. It’s not old, the first suit was shown in 2017. Search up Gravity Industries, there are multiple youtubers and videos by them showing training and flights. They’ve even been demoed for mountain rescue for areas that are hard to get to with helicopters as well as on foot

[@That_droper]

@@shaun5047I think the lax jetpack was a prank and just a human shaped mannequin

[@shaun5047]

@@That_droper that makes more sense than any serious company testing it in that area. It would be beyond stupid for them because surely they’d know that space is constantly being watched.

[@jadar9356]

This isn’t true. These aren’t humans in the skies. They’re entities.

[@Sage-Thyme]

I think if movies have taught us anything the only reasonable course of action of whoever is perpetuating this is to hold a press conference and state unequivocally that they are Ironman.

[@heathquinby229]

Elon Musk would have them killed. There can only be one Tony Stark. Highlander rules! Boy.. Elon Musk is the king of idiots.

[@oakenclient]

And defeat an insane boss in a copycat iron man suit

[@Fruitcupper]

...And they built it in a Man cave. 😂

[@oakenclient]

@@Fruitcupper OUT OF A BOX OF SCRAPS

[@heathersmeltzer3535]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@clarewoodrow2158]

This is one of the most fascinating stories I’ve come across… how the pilot said he’s just seen a jetpack and it didn’t seem to faze him one bit :’)

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Got to be calm

[@virginiaviola5097]

Pilots see some weird sh*t up there. Another day at the office.

[@Chris-lh7wj]

Makes me think he probably thought it was a drone trick or something.

[@RoryOdonnell-py4om]

Yeah, that made me chuckle 😂

[@RoryOdonnell-py4om]

​@@virginiaviola5097 Agreed. I know that back in the day, pilots were afraid of reporting U.F.O's due to being grounded e.t.c. but I don't know if that's the same case for nowadays or not. Do you know at all??

[@Magi_K_A]

If you have money for a jetpack, you have money for a boat to land on in secret.

[@francinesmith1889]

and take off from

[@fastinradfordable]

Boats aren’t very secret. He’s got a submarine

[@swilleh_]

​@@fastinradfordablehe built himself a b2 to drop from lol

[@kokujin5446]

3:33 I heard law enforcement aircraft and immediately thought of police jets with sirens pulling over planes😂.

[@RandoWisLuL]

"Skunkworks, meaning a slang term for a secret project" i mean it could literally be Lockheed Martin Skunkworks

[@xman5393]

That makes zero sense why would they showcase their top-secret project for the US military?? If it was a real jet pack it would be a literal game changer and a trump card especially with a possible Sea War coming up.

[@JamesJames-li2wv]

Well skunkworks are synonymous for dabbling in black projects.

[@jasonjavelin]

You think they would be dumb enough to fly over LAX? Lmao they do the most secretive projects I doubt they would be just flying around such a populated area interrupting commercial air traffic

[@RandoWisLuL]

@@jasonjavelin you would be surprised

[@MMK86]

hasnt the military been working on something like that? I think the navy was testing it

[@EsplodingBomb]

Love how the pilots sounded like they were just getting tired of this jetpack shit 🤣

[@InfiniteRhombus]

lmao yeah when he gets on and is like "we just passed a guy on a jetpack" he sounded like he was at the end of his rope with this aviation bullshit

[@gustavgnoettgen]

​@@InfiniteRhombus "Lads, I just passed one of them airplanes again."

[@sloppyoppie]

Yeah because he has dibs on the entire sky.. right. I will fly my way. Ya'lll can bicker. GOV doesn't give me permission. I give it to them.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Well no pilot wants their plane to go down on approach to lax with passengers because of a moron on a jetpack.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

looks left. OH SONOFABITCH really?.. uggh TOWER 1. friggen jetpack man. A GAIN. i just can't anymore. crashes. 😂

[@samanthazeiger1553]

Your videos keep getting better and better. I love love love the into with the original sightings. You know just when to add in outside footage or audio. Your editing is so clean. I love it all

[@Thizlamic]

FYI as a guy who used to work LITERALLY across the runway tunnel from LAX on Sepulveda...There is a TON of Aerospace down there. Boeing/ Northrup Grumman/ NASA/ the LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE no one talks about lol ...its probably one of the egg heads side projects

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Yes most aerospace have huge properties in Redondo Beach. At night huge covered convoys travel up PCH to the huge buildings offloaded from Long Beach ships (probably.)

[@13_13k]

I grew up in the neighborhood that LAX is located, Westchester, and the whole area since WWII has been aerospace from Santa Monica, Culver City, Westchester, Inglewood Hawthorne, El Segundo, Redondo, Gardena, Torrance, everything from fighter planes, helicopters, missiles, rockets, satellites, bombs all manufactured and designed.

[@yautjayarrington1732]

Note: i haven't seen anyone mention how one of the pilots actually said he heard the engines, if i heard correctly then that rules out the drone theory.

[@shaun5047]

Eh, every group you named would never test this kind of tech in such public areas. Lol It just brings unnecessary eyeballs and potential legal ramifications. Plus flying pass military jets is basically gambling one doesn’t shoot you out of the sky. 😂 I’m surprised none ever tried to follow him.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

@@13_13kPasadena too

[@wojciechsura]

"Tower, this is AB-1899, we have just spotted a flying saucer full of aliens with tentacles heading southwest!" "Thank you AB-1899. PQ-967, be advised, you may have a flying saucer full of aliens with tentacles on your left, heading southwest". "This is PQ-967, thank you tower, over and out"

[@thomasrobinson182]

Don't forget 'Lawnchair Larry' Walters who went airborne in July, 1982 for 45 minutes.

[@Skankhunter420]

Remember that dude a couple years ago built a whole ass rocket and rode it up to prove the earth was flat? Rip

[@dallynsr]

Thank you! Espousing some of the history of LAX and its magnetic draw for harebrained flying contraptions and their individual human pilots.

[@Pi3XXAX]

Man you have one of the best narration, presentation and animation I have seen here. Loved the video and the black theme colors you used. I also loved that it is well timed video. I am already a subscriber and i hope to see you grow more and more. Best of luck to you :)

[@russellst.martin4255]

Skunk Works isn't slang, it's a division of Lockheed

[@borislugosi54]

True, but the term has evolved into slang to describe similar type projects/research.

[@soggybiscotti8425]

Yeah I dunno where he got that idea. It's nothing to do with any sort of slang. *edit* evidently it has become slang terminology. Not sure why since there's already numerous terms for such a thing that exist, but whatever floats your boat I guess hey

[@borislugosi54]

@@soggybiscotti8425 Indeed it has become a slang term and not just specific to Lockheed Martin program. That's how language works. Guarantee you use words that are specific to one thing that have become a generalized term. Q tip being an easy one to reference. Q tip is a brand name that has become synonymous with a style of cotton swab

[@ShannonDove-sy7ye]

​@@borislugosi54 or "weed eater", another example

[@borislugosi54]

@@ShannonDove-sy7ye yes, that's a good one. 👍

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

with something this incredibly badass, safety is more of a convenience than a requirement

[@deadinside8781]

I need that on a t shirt.

[@redacted_____]

I probably bet bro had trained himself before he took it for a spin buddy, this guy could be a low-key genius under our noses

[@giovannilp03]

8:03 “How is it authorities can’t find him” HE HAS A JETPACK

[@lovesosa4751]

Right like the 2 options are scramble fighters or midair helicopter arrest 😂

[@deshawnanderson7777]

@@lovesosa4751nah fr tho there arent many jetpacks that can do what hes done unless his is homemade like some iron man shit fr right? So why cant they find him based on that and the fact that hes somewhere in LA?

[@barfyman-wn3id]

Excellent catch with that earlier sighting, that is absolutely the same jetpack guy.

[@sof6919]

The editing in this video is insane! Can’t believe how no one knows who he is still?!

[@sandrafaith]

You just keep getting better and better. I was riveted.

[@sQuEeZyMaN13]

If I weighed less, and had the money, I am 100% certain that I could build a similar craft. Three off-the-shelf turbines for RC aircraft, generating about 367 Ibs of thrust, mounted on individual swiveling aluminum frames around the shoulders, and a main aluminum frame with harness, fuel tanks, and supporting electronics and gear. Basically anyone who knows how to weld, and has an idea of how thrust and gravity works could build one, the only constraint is money.

[@littleredwitch]

One word for you: Ozempick!

[@DAVA653]

There's also learning to fly the damn thing tho

[@Holeephucc]

@@DAVA653right ? Nobody could just “do” this because they wanted to. It takes practice

[@sQuEeZyMaN13]

@DAVA653 & @Holeephucc, I do agree with both of your arguments. It would take a tremendous amount of skill and practice to operate such a vehicle, though speaking on just inflight control and overall characteristics, it probably wouldn’t be much worse than those jetski-powered water jet packs. Assuming a design that mounts the jets at or above shoulder height, it would fly somewhat similar to a drone, V-22 osprey, or the jetski jetpack mentioned above, with the center of gravity below the center of thrust/lift at all times. Initial flights would consist of MANY hovering and low-altitude practice flights before going higher. If you put your mind to it, anything is possible.

[@peterlevine-xy1tp]

I think the "Jet pack man" is actually early reports of what we see as the Jelly fish UAP being seen and recorded recently. Especially how one pilot described it as Shiney and moving too fast.

[@dustinschell5780]

I came here to say this very thing. It looks more like “The Jellyfish” than a dude with a jetpack.

[@jadar9356]

It’s entities……..

[@dParakeet]

I think it’s the USA creating an anti-gravity jetpack. This technology has been discussed publicly in congress

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@tygsv4021]

It’s so cool that we literally have jetpacks. Not for commercial purchase yet but still it’s awesome. I’d love to buy one.

[@victorialawhon2251]

Absolutely no safety concerns with people flying everywhere 😊

[@tygsv4021]

@@victorialawhon2251 is it more dangerous than driving a car? I don’t think so. If you’re so worried about safety then never leave your house.

[@swilleh_]

​@@victorialawhon2251the license that the jetpack would require doesn't even come close to the JOKE of a license that cars need.

[@alden1132]

So THAT'S why we couldn't find the jetpack in GTA V!? This guy stole it!

[@edgarfigueiredo579]

We are stuck in the matrix. .

[@Crosshatch1212]

Sleaford mods made a song about this .😂

[@beneyckmans20]

It was actually CJ flying with the dual wield usi following the damn train

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

You just solve the whole mystery

[@swilleh_]

jetpack in gta sa was so fun

[@clydewmorgan]

yeah, of all the mystery video makers. I think you’re the one who gets right to the point as quickly as possible and that’s greatly appreciated.

[@AmaanAAAA]

I like to think this is what Santa does in the off season.

[@ShadoHHR]

😄

[@Elvis-m3i]

He must be testing new gear he received from the government.

[@markmiller6402]

I think it’s entirely possible for a guy to build his own jet pack. Yes, he’d have to be smart and have a few quid, but he wouldn’t need to be Tony Stark rich. I’m sure some of those guys that build their own radio controlled jet fighters would have the knowledge and kit to do it

[@janemiettinen5176]

I was thinking along the same lines; more handy and more time you have available, less money is acquired. He couldve bought second hand RC mini-jets, refurbished them or repurposed them from something else, something discarded. Humans have always wanted to fly like birds, I totally get why someone would do this.

[@YouMustbeJoking852]

Have to look at timing also. This was NFT/Crypto time. Lots of people had money to burn

[@Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz]

True

[@volatilesky]

That's exactly how gravity industries started, with a guy combining multiple rc jet engines. It's a lot of work but not in the realm of the ultra rich.

[@VENZUL0]

I've known a few guys like this and they're usually as responsible as they are intelligent and wouldn't be testing their idea anywhere near an active airspace. Maybe a one time mistake but not repeatedly pressing their luck playing chicken with 747s. The fact that it's been seen multiple times at a high profile airport tells me that maybe it's testing our ability or willingness to react to it.

[@GeoffreyScott571]

I think people severely underestimate how sometimes a guy just needs some space

[@thomasleblanc4228]

I saw jetpack man while flying. By the time I got someone's attention, he was gone. Just like Twilight Zone.

[@MrKrewie]

We all cheer for you jetpack man, fulfill your dreams

[@rprince418]

Not if he gets himself or someone else killed.

[@MrKrewie]

@@rprince418 relax man

[@redacted_____]

I hope that mad lad is living well

[@MrKimberr]

​@rprince418 why would you care if he gets himself killed? He knows the risks. Id assume the risk and rush is the major draw instead of just building your own fixed wing kit plane.

[@jhenry8077]

This channel is criminally underrated.

[@erikjonromnes]

Just enjoy the find… it’s a Diamond in the rough.

[@NemFX]

ROCKETMAN. Burning out his fuse out here alone~

[@EMS.WildlandFire.TreeClimber.]

Could be Major Tom

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Could be a starman

[@sergeantsonso3490]

It's a song

[@Anon_Spartan]

Rocket. Man. Burning out. His fuel. Out there. Alone!

[@beedalton9675]

Buck Roger's lol

[@cmontes85]

Man is truly free. Worthy of a movie about living.

[@drewski6843]

This is awesome. Shows us, idea's, inventions, ingenuity, problems solving still exists here in the US. Ppl are not saying this, but, he came up with his/her/their own fuel source without a worry in the world of running out. 3k-6k flying like a bird in the skies without a worry. Not surprised they don't want to share this tech with the rest of us. So they, them too, would be threatened for their tech, have them or their families killed for their fuel and tech blueprints. Wished we could have the ability to come up with marvel inventions without the fear of being stolen and losing ones life for it like others have in our past.

[@lambo1diablo1]

I can think of only one man wealthy and stupid enough to do this: Tom Cruise.

[@joerogers9413]

I'd say it was Harrison Ford...but he didn't crash. : )

[@surfside75]

Gold🤣

[@-CmonMeow]

think he stores it at the house of Scientology

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

Musk

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

Tony Stark

[@samanthazeiger1553]

The guy in the fifth sighting sounded SO annoyed that he saw the thing.

[@VDavis13]

Your content is great, fantastical presentations executed impeccably. This channel will be extremely successful, I look forward to sharing it with others. Congratulations and good luck on your endeavors.

[@thewandererIRL]

Sorry sir, the gate just closed, you've just missed your flight. Jetpack man: And I took that personally.

[@Seldom-Seen]

I remember this ! Me and my brother would always talk about it , he was always by LAX Thanks for the video

[@erikandersson8465]

Thoroughly enjoyable video. Branching out to covering weird stuff is a good idea. Algorithm requirements fulfilled :)

[@jackmehoff2065]

If they are selling units for 300,000 US, I wouldn’t put it past someone in LA to put a million plus on their own jet pack. Lot of retired engineers and air and space guys out there

[@jadar9356]

lol that wasn’t a human . It was an entity my guy.

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@princegobi5992]

@@jadar9356what does that even mean an “entity”?

[@LexipMedia]

Having some lone inventor designing and building an advanced jetpack makes a nice story, but the only way I see that happening is: 1) engineer who quit or retired from aeronautical firm - best would be if he had worked for one of the two jetpack companies. 2) he is independently wealthy - which means he had a lot of stock options at his former employer, or he inherited it, OR he's working for someone wealthy 3) has a hidden place in the hills to launch and land at . Problems with this: 1) Flying around LA has got him noticed. IF he bought six turbojet engines at one time any time in the recent past, someone should remember them being ordered by an entity that is not a recognized aircraft research firm. 2) Hard to find a place anywhere near LA you could land and take off without being noticed even if you made the jetpack completely silent 3) Since he has not been noticed flying elsewhere in LA, his base is probably close to KLAX. Which leads to: 1) It's more likely a drone/mannequin combination. 2) best way to hide takeoff/landing location is roof of high building 3) It has to be near KLAX due to range issues I'd look for a high building near KLAX, probably a residential building with insecure roof access, where the perpetrator could be a resident or the building manager; OR an office building where they could be a tenant or building maintenance worker.

[@Spektator]

Really well thought out! If I ever make it to LA myself I just know I'd have to look for him...

[@LexipMedia]

@@Spektator The trouble with finding him is the long interval between appearances. Otherwise I'd suggest pointing cameras at the tops of a few tall buildings and waiting.

[@deluego3603]

a mannequin drone wouldnt need to be releasing pressurized gas as it appears to do so in the video.

[@rudy1999]

@@deluego3603 Yep, that's a person flying that thing for sure with real engines.

[@glennjames7107]

Launching from a high rooftop would definitely lessen the chance of being heard or seen. Even still, those turbines have got to be pretty loud. Then again, maybe this is the reason for the flights being in the vicinity of LAX ? If you think about it, being near to a busy airport would be the least likely place anyone would notice, or pay attention to the noise generated by a jet engine. Around an airport like LAX the sounds of jet engines are near constant, to a point we don't even pay attention to them when near. It would be much easier to takeoff without being noticed near LAX. By people on the ground anyway.

[@NYHeeb]

I remember hearing about this when it happened. Always wondered what happened and if they ever find out. Some garage badass with huge balls. My hero

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@iimdiego]

i seen him before honestly too i just couldn’t zoom in enough to capture him. he was indeed in the clouds with me as i was arriving back to LA

[@corneliusblasterbox]

here before 5k subs. This channel is gonna pop off in no time 💪🏾

[@crakkbone]

It’s been two years 😭😭😭 Edit: he should have a million!

[@ericdelmar2618]

I have a few pics of a jetpack man, flying very high over the New Jersey shore during the dawn hour, August, 2018. I was taking pics with a long tele lens, I heard the craft, noting the unusual sound of the engine source, and directed my 400mm lens skyward. I know what I saw wasn't an electric drone or a small engine as you'd find on an RC plane; the sound was too distinctly different to be some hobbyist prank. The pilot had on an oversized suit, and there was a big pack on his back. He was also flying for a while. I saw him heading north, and a few minutes later saw him flying south. Totally unexplainable to me.

[@Spektator]

That’s amazing - would you be able to share them? Feel free to send over via email if you wish - [e-mail]

[@ericdelmar2618]

@@Spektator Sent, and thanks.

[@janemiettinen5176]

So, there could be two jet dudes? Or he moved from NJ to CA at some point, since yours was before these ones. Was your sighting also near an airport? Or flightpath? Im not familiar enough with US geography.. Can you guesstimate the length of your sighting and how high he was? Hella weird anyway, I say this as a hobby photographer and astronomer myself. Im somewhat familiar on what goes on in the sky, but jetpack people are new to me!

[@jaredwilliams2357]

@@janemiettinen5176Could just be road tripping to not do it in one area too long

[@ianmurdoch6247]

New military tech?

[@Talkingwithfamouspeople]

Just found your channel. Great work. Underappreciated for sure.

[@crakkbone]

Me too, isn’t he great!?

[@kitwalker2968]

Love how the go to assumption is it's a jet-pack dude.

[@evilbee94]

Those jet packs have been working and available to buy for over 10 years now. Some small company in CA sells them for 300thousand+ but theyre very difficult to use and just to get them off the ground safety takes months of practice on a special platform that stops you from burning asphalt to a crisp

[@glennjames7107]

I don't know, if the manni quin only has an 8 minute runtime, it may theoretically be capable of flying up to 6000 ft agl, but I'm pretty sure it would take much longer for it to climb to that altitude than 8 minutes. Remember, it not only has to have enough battery capacity to reach these altitudes, but enough to bring it back down also. If someone managed to get a done up there and it were to run out of battery, it would fall to earth. Being that it was sighted over LA, a densely populated urban area, it would have been found quickly. That is if it didn't injure someone, or damage property upon crashing to the ground. The latter of which is more probable than not, which would only lead to it being found quicker.

[@samholdsworth420]

No batteries it runs on propane like the predator drone that can fly for like 24 hours. 😊

[@malazan6004]

This must be extremely common based on how casual the pilots are

[@teijaflink2226]

Like, ugh not that guy again.

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@dimitrib.7500]

A comment to support such an amazing channel

[@kingiburu2778]

nice little doc. awesome bg music, great commentary. Good stuff.

[@Nosweat99]

It looks eerily similar to the Jellyfish UAP that made the rounds last year. The silouette looks on point. Maybe an alpha stage back then trolling airpirts before the camouflage package was added to troll the army bases.

[@danielgreensides8463]

I think the jet pack man and the jellyfish UFO are the same phenomenon. Pretty sure it has nothing to do with a jet pack man it just resembles one from a distance.

[@hugh_jasso]

13:55 Skunk Works isn't a slang term, it's an actual company that develops military aircraft.

[@TheCrazyMoparDude68]

No, you are wrong. It is actually a common slang word used within many engineering companies, especially those companies in the aerospace, military aviation, and military technology. It describes a department of specialists that develop new technology without having to report through the normal “chain of command”. Meaning they can continue to work on their projects without having to report to the bosses every step of the way and can get the project done much quicker. And these groups are comprised of the best and brightest of the companies and tend to work on classified technology. And there is no company called Skunk Works either. There is a division of Lockheed Martin that is called the Skunk Works, but it isn’t a separate company all,of it’s own. The division was first called Lockheed Advanced Project Development Division and was formed during WW2 and was before Lockheed merged with Martin Aviation. The name was “changed” to Skunk Works when they were working on the P-80 Shooting Star and had a large circus tent set up near a plastic company in which they did most of their work in. The tent was close enough to the plastic manufacturer that the smell from the various chemicals would waft into the tent and stay resulting in the tent having a really horrible smell inside. The terrible smell made the R&D workers think about the Skonk Works factory that was in the Lil Abner comic strip and soon they began to refer to that tent as the Skunk Works. And the name stuck and eventually Lockheed started using that name in place of the advance development department. Although I believe the official name of the department is still Lockheed Martins Advance Development Department, Skunk Works is just easier to say. Now the term Skunk Works is used to describe any small and dedicated team of R&D engineers/scientists that works on special or secret projects without direct oversight of the higher ups.

[@Hummerbird99]

Yes it originated with Lockheed's black programs for the government but now it's become a slang word for any top secret project.

[@hugh_jasso]

@@Hummerbird99 Noo. The blanket term is just "Black Government Programs." Skunk Works is merely one of dozens of companies that work on such programs and they all have distinct names, reputations and specialties in and out of those programs (like Boeing). It's better to not pollute an argument mistating a researchable fact by trying to make up slang.

[@khimarra]

This is a fun one!

[@carlmaster9690]

I've only just stumbled across this video (and your channel for that matter), and I've never heard of this story until now. Weird!

[@jimbobbyrnes]

The hard part is not building the jetpack but finding someone crazy enough to fly one and survive to do it again.

[@KyzoFox]

This is what extremely intelligent, talented people do when they’re very bored I don’t blame them to be honest

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@DisasterthonTrueHorror]

Great video, top quality editing

[@CompanionCube]

4:37 bro‘s just living his best life 😂

[@zonashi8645]

Tony stark in the flesh

[@starzz42]

Absolutely amazing 👏 commendable work you put together. Informative and yet touch of child like amazement and wonder. A "who done it" type story "and why did they do it "kind of intrigue. I really liked the ending you put together as the video started to come to a close of your mental and emotional touch to the ending. wrapping up the video with a "child like " wonderment. Thank you for putting this together for us to enjoy 😉 I am definitely interested in watching more of your channel and videos and see what else you put together for my "wondering self" lol blessings to you and thanks again

[@Liam-fx3ir]

I want a photo of the jetpack man on my desk! He’s a vigilante and a menace to society!

[@XtianApi]

Jetpack person. Aliens:"let's make our ships look like humans. I found this Ironman documentary. Apparently they are common and will ignore it"

[@GenX-Grampa]

A drone 6 miles off the ocean? I guess if they flew it from a boat. But why if they had no idea that a plane would even see them? IDK. Maybe someone built a drone that they can fly in/on, make more sense.

[@SlickArmor]

Or it has cameras and GPS. 😅😅

[@lexheath8276]

RC gear on the HAM frequencies allow a range of around 23 miles, or to the line of sight range.

[@samholdsworth420]

Its probably using propane as well like the predator drone. They can fly for days on a tank

[@samholdsworth420]

​@@lexheath8276a mini 4 pro can reach 10 miles on 2.4/5.8 dual band

[@Hummerbird99]

Mystery solved. It turned out to be balloons shaped like a jetpack man.

[@alain_laroche]

Very well done. Thanks!

[@erock801]

i think people are severely underestimating the lengths someone would go to beat LA traffic.

[@coryrichardson7272]

He's using a boat. Goes out 7 miles or so, away from the mainland with nobody to see his take-off's or landings. That would explain being that far out and far up on a 15minute fuel supply. You'd need a spacesuit to breathe not just anyone could pull this off. They'd to have knowledge in aeronautics, engineering, physics and be able to fashion or obtain the parts needed! Possible? Well maybe. If a kid can build a nuclear-reactor in his back-yard someone could probably build a jetpack. Amazing.

[@Joypyf]

This is extremely interesting 🧐

[@amandariddell1650]

Another Awesome presentation, well done That's really got me thinking 🤔 Who, what, why ??

[@Spektator]

Thank you for your support!

[@vernefits1953]

Drone theory sound plausible

[@cawcreator]

It was CJ

[@BalthazarMyrrh70]

Just not that junk they showed. That wouldn't climb 500'.😅

[@redacted_____]

​@@cawcreator cj has traveled through a black hole and managed to spawn Into our world

[@WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup]

I think there's a few commercial drones for sale that can reach a mile up. If someone made their own, it would only be limited to what they used to build it with.

[@mi5iu491]

or just a baloon. its definatley a man in a jetpack flying 3k feet while going to and from a airport,,,, they cant go that high or that far. they can fly for a few minutes at most. if DARPA and these entertainment companies cant do this its definitely not a guy working out of his garage like some gullible ppl think.....its not a "board engineer" its a drone with a baloon or just a baloon like that haloween display that looked just like it. the fbi already pretty much said it was a baloon with 99% certainty

[@OscillationOverdrive]

That wasn't an aeronaut, that's the Rocketeer !

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

It’s simple. Look for a missing engineer who disappeared around the time it stopped. Some day we will find his remains in the woods.

[@luv2luv720]

Or the ocean fish ate him!

[@lastofmygeneration]

Quality work!

[@gmacka6333]

Crazy that you not only have to deal with bugs on the windshield, birds and now jet pack men. Lol😂

[@CaseNumber00]

About the "no body hearing any sounds from a loud jetjack in use" Much of the area, on certain sides, around LAX have no people walking around especially if you get a few miles away from LAX and the hotels. However, some areas are are quite busy.

[@janemiettinen5176]

If his base is near enough to the airport, his noises would be masked by planes. Nobody would notice. My other theory is his base being on the sea, but that might be too far, same as the desert. Somebody said it could be on roof of tall building, but it would have to be inhabited (top floors at least) at certain times to go unnoticed.

[@jasoncombs3232]

The most advanced jetpack in the world can only fly for 12 minutes.

[@K1NG0FW0LV35]

I like how they are discussing it like it is the 20th time they've seen the guy with him becoming a common nuissance "the guy on the jetpack is back? Ugh.... We'll report it...."

[@JasonGio90]

It's not a jet pack. It's the jellyfish UAP.

[@FureyinHD]

I think you are grossly overestimated how hard it is to build a jetpack. 'Gravity' was just some smart bankers messing around with model gas turbines, they got flying pretty quick. I'm an aviation engineer and could definitely make one in my garage. Theres lots of people with my level of knowledge and finances.

[@volvo09]

Yeah each of those model engines makes like 60+ lbs of thrust. Fuel usage is high, but you can certainly do it, and that's exactly what "gravity" used with their jet suit.

[@HeavensGremlin]

Occam's Razor indicates that this will turn-out to be an inflatable helium-filled drone in the shape of a man. The simplest explaniations are always the most likely. 6,000' is WAY to high for a manned version.

[@nipps223]

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[@fmulder6564]

6000 ft is too high for a human? Are you forgetting about the guy who skydived from 145,000 feet? With a breathing apparatus and protective suit there's no reason they couldn't go to 6000 ft.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

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[@onbearfeet]

6000 feet is surprisingly doable. There are mountains around LA taller than that, and people go camping at that elevation for fun. I did it as a child. As long as you try to set a world record in the 100-meter dash while you're up there, it's fine.

[@Tomdatruth]

​@onbearfeet surely flying thru the freezing air would have a different affect on the body then static at that altitude

[@alexanderfederowicz]

If the suite is heated and the pilot has a lengthy O2 supply they could fly as long as the O2 lasts... With a miniaturized O2 Generator they could fly until the fatigue limits of the pilot...

[@ericstyles3724]

It seemed quite fast & stable for an RC drone.. ..but man, the first time I saw the "superman" r/c flying torso & trailing cape I was fooled 4a second & laughed out loud, definitely one for the attn. seeker..