Jet Pack Man on Landing Path at LAX, 3.000 ft AGL?

[Rams]

FBI investigating pilot's report of 'guy in jetpack' flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX

https://www.foxla.com/news/fbi-investigating-pilots-report-of-guy-in-jetpack-flying-3000-feet-in-air-near-planes-at-lax

LOS ANGELES - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an American Airlines pilot reported seeing a mystery person in a jetpack flying high above Los Angeles, right in the path of incoming jets at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday evening.

"The FBI is aware of the reports by pilots on Sunday and is working to determine what occurred," a spokesperson told FOX 11 on Tuesday.

When it comes to accuracy and detail and reliability, you’d probably rank airline pilots right up there. So, when an American Airlines pilot reported via radio to the control tower seeing a "guy in a jetpack" as he was approaching LAX at about 3,000 feet and ten miles out for a landing, you had to give it serious credibility, as unlikely as that may be.     

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I doubt this is a practical joke and there is most likely a reasonable explanation but, I've never seen a jet pack at that kind of altitude. 

Rams   

[old2soon]

          He runs outa fuel at 3000' A G L he are in deep kaka.  And I agree-those jet paks were low altitude and what? 15 second endurance or less?  Seen that report a little earlier today. RIDE SAFE.

[Pappy!]

Jet pack endurance is much longer than 15 seconds these days. Some of the winged packs could do it with ease.
Take a look at some of them on YouTube.
No reason not to hit those altitudes with one if someone has the cojones to do it.

[Patrick]

I wonder what his glide ratio would be.


Had to look it up, not much better than a brick. 2.5 to 1.

[Rams]

Jet pack endurance is much longer than 15 seconds these days. Some of the winged packs could do it with ease.
Take a look at some of them on YouTube.
No reason not to hit those altitudes with one if someone has the cojones to do it.

Based on a limited investigation, I agree, it's possible.

What I don't understand is why some "idiot" would do such a stunt on the flight path of a major airport endangering themselves and the lives of all those on passenger aircraft.   I was involved in a "near miss" close encounter with a home made/powered hang glider once at a small airport in Oklahoma once.   Scared the "puddin" out of me.   He was just out doing his thing and had no idea a flight of nine Army helicopters were coming in for refuel.   

Ironically, he didn't learn much from our close encounter.   Although he did land at the same airport, he was still screwing around and got his ass blown topsy turvy when the Chinooks came in.   We tried to warn him but, he didn't even have a radio.  Shrug.

Ya can't fix stupid.

Rams

[Alpha Dog]

Jet pack endurance is much longer than 15 seconds these days. Some of the winged packs could do it with ease.
Take a look at some of them on YouTube.
No reason not to hit those altitudes with one if someone has the cojones to do it.

Saw a video of one in Dubai yesterday that soared ( and right quick ) way above the Dubai which seemed to be a couple of thousand feet or more.  But that pilot came back down with a parachute.  Not much room to land a parachute around LAX.

[Patrick]

Jet pack endurance is much longer than 15 seconds these days. Some of the winged packs could do it with ease.
Take a look at some of them on YouTube.
No reason not to hit those altitudes with one if someone has the cojones to do it.

Based on a limited investigation, I agree, it's possible.

What I don't understand is why some "idiot" would do such a stunt on the flight path of a major airport endangering themselves and the lives of all those on passenger aircraft.   I was involved in a "near miss" close encounter with a home made/powered hang glider once at a small airport in Oklahoma once.   Scared the "puddin" out of me.   He was just out doing his thing and had no idea a flight of nine Army helicopters were coming in for refuel.   

Ironically, he didn't learn much from our close encounter.   Although he did land at the same airport, he was still screwing around and got his ass blown topsy turvy when the Chinooks came in.   We tried to warn him but, he didn't even have a radio.  Shrug.

Ya can't fix stupid.

Rams

Can't fix stupid ? And it appears to be contagious.
There are more home-builts every year. I don't have a problem with that if the person sitting in it would learn to play by the rules. I too have had my share of close calls. Some just happen and no one is too blame, but, most are preventable. Most where we are happen in the pattern, who flies a 100ft or opposite direction pattern [ especially without a radio ] except an idiot.

[Rams]

Anyone know where Elon Musk was when this happened...

Rams