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Old 07-26-2007, 12:22 PM   #1
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July 26, 2007: Personal jet noticed



xoB finds this set from location unknown, with his only tag "I know some people are afraid to fly commercial, but this is ridiculous." Yes. So the most of the set is hereby presented, and we assume it is not a fake because it's far more interesting to assume it's real. I particularly like the ear-to-ear grin on the gent in the last shot.

















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Old 07-26-2007, 12:29 PM   #2
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Looks like he's launched form the air, instead of taking off from the ground.

Very cool!
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Old 07-26-2007, 12:29 PM   #3
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That has to be a total rush!
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Old 07-26-2007, 12:34 PM   #4
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The URL seen on the wing re-directs to this page.
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Old 07-26-2007, 12:35 PM   #5
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His name is Yves Rossy, and this is his web page.
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:02 PM   #6
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Hah, beat that, Batman!
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:04 PM   #7
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And he's seriously nuts, from his bio.
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Old 07-26-2007, 02:12 PM   #8
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Seems like I saw that on the Discovery Channel or something like that. Not a lot of protection should he "crash".
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Old 07-26-2007, 02:16 PM   #9
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Old 07-26-2007, 02:22 PM   #10
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Ok, just curious, but in the 2nd picture where they have their "thumbs up" - doesn't it look like the guy in the middle is comparing his thumb to the "pilots"? Like he's saying -

"It's suppose to be straight up, not to the side" or "not pointing at me".
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:04 PM   #11
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Hey, those eyes are sharp as well as pretty, jester.
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:11 PM   #12
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Hey, those eyes are sharp as well as pretty, jester.

well, golly
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:17 PM   #13
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seems to me, our pilot here - Yves Rossy - has spent much of his life in pursuit of adrenaline rushes if you explore around his site mentioned above. skysurfing off a hot air balloon ... skysurfing then ditching shute to snowboard down the mountain ... fighter pilot ... cool!
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:31 PM   #14
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screw the flying bit, check out those watches!

WTF?
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Old 07-26-2007, 03:40 PM   #15
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