Jetpacks have long been a futuristic mode of transportation mostly confined to science fiction movies, but one California-based company is aiming to debut a new spectator sport around the flying technology in 2019. JetPack Aviation has announced the launch of JetPack Racing League.
JetPack Aviation spent the last 12 months running tests to see if its jetpacks could safely fly close to one another. Last week, the company released a video featuring two jetpack-strapped pilots flying side-by-side. In the video, JetPack Aviation CEO David Mayman reaches out to playfully tap fellow test-pilot Boris Jarry, showing just how close together the devices are capable of flying.