Guy in jetpack, Los Angeles Pilots Report Man In Jetpack Near Airport

 Guy in jetpack, Los Angeles Pilots Report Man In Jetpack Near Airport.

Pilots approaching Los Angeles International were in for a shock on Sunday evening. Multiple aircraft crews reporting flying past what has been described as a man using a jetpack on the approach to the airport. The FAA is investigating the occurrence and has alerted law enforcement to the report.

Now and again, commercial aircraft will report seeing objects while approaching an airport. Typically these may be balloons, or more worryingly, drones. Sighting a drone can close an airport, as Frankfurt Airport discovered earlier this year. However, while drones and balloons are seen from time to time, reports of jetpacks are incredibly rare. This may even be the first one.

What happened in Los Angeles?

Reports of a man flying a jetpack near the approach path to Los Angeles International Airport were heard on the Los Angeles Approach frequency on Sunday evening as first reported by Fox News In LA.

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According to records from LiveATC.com, the man with the jetpack was first sighted by pilots of American Airlines flight 1997. AA1997 is a daily flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles using an Airbus A321 aircraft. The pilot of AA1997 made the report at approximately 18:35 local time. He said,