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    From Aviation HQ@2:292/854 to All on Thu Sep 3 16:31:06 2020
    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.

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  • From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to Aviation HQ on Fri Sep 4 16:08:25 2020
    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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