Jet Pack Man Sets World Record Stunt

Eric Scott or otherwise known as, Jetpack Man uses his hydrogen-peroxide powered jet pack to travel over 1,500 feet across the Royal Gorge near Canon City Colorado on Monday. Eric said it was incomparable to anything he'd done in the past, saying he'd never gone that far or had such a huge gap below.

The Royal Gorge, cut by the Arkansas River in southern Colorado, is more than 1,100 feet deep and Eric crossed it in around 23 seconds. Scott works for Denver-based Jet P.I., which developed the futuristic-looking jet pack for stunts, promotions and other events around the world for Go Fast Sports & Beverage. Both companies were founded by former professional skydiver Troy Widgery.

Eric's jet pack can fly at speeds up to 70 mph and can give up to 33 second flights. He stated in an interview with CBS that he thought it would take up to 29 seconds for the flight across the Gorge, but it took a little less. The wind played nice on this day.

You can check out the record breaking video at YouTube.