Now this is stuff of the future I’ve been waiting for, wow – would def beat the crazy traffic into work in the mornings though don’t know what would happen when it storms/rains etc…

Anyway, you’ll see my point when you watch the video. This has been invented by a Kiwi and its not quite ready for market yet as they are still testing it but dam it would be fun. Image the sports you could play, the views you’d see and the Mile High Club would take a new meaning!

Here is some info from the Aussie news site:

The Martin Jetpack – literally a personal strap-on aircraft – is a two-litre jet-powered engine designed to soar across the skies at 100km/h at heights of up to 50 metres.
Inventor Glenn Martin dreams of the day commuters will hop into the contraption to fly to work, missing rush hour traffic.

But for now, the first public flight program will be limited to low and slow flying in a controlled area while the Christchurch-based company road tests the safety and limits of the engine.

“Just because we have to stay under 10 metres high and under 10km/h doesn’t mean it won’t be an incredibly exciting experience,” Martin Aircraft Company chief executive Richard Lauder said.

“It will still be flying as it’s never been done before, just in the confines of a rugby field-type space.”

More info from the Aussie news site.