I want one ........... now!

[bmaverick]

Your parachute would not have time to open if things went wrong would they!

Like a Tesla on auto-pilot. Crash and burn!

 

[scaredychicken]

Nope

 

[ranger danger]

In the back of my mind I keep hearing someone yell " PULL"!

 

[cqaigy2]

Looks like fun. But wouldn't want to be trying to figure it out in downtown Manhattan.


And that high off the ground, and going that fast, and...

 

[Darryle]

You can buy them...

By the time OSHA and the feds get done with that contraption, it will have wheels and fenders on it

 

[jjp8182]

Well, if what he was doing was within the regulations, you can bet it won't be soon.

Pretty sure it wasn't - which I'd wager would likely be part of the reason the clothing was as covering/concealing as it was....

Very much doubt a helmet would do much good from that height (not even sure how much it'd do to contain the post-impact mess), and also suspect it's way too low for a parachute to be much good (not sure even a wingsuit would be much help either).

As cheap as parts for drones/uav/uas/whatever-you-what-to-call-them are, it really wouldn't be that hard for someone to make their own version of that....

It'll be interesting to see how long before (at least some of) those parts start becoming heavily regulated -- particularly since they've already been used to build improvised "cruise missiles" in some places.