threelegcowboy Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Have spotted two different toys from Royal Garden Shopping on different days. A triangle shaped ultra lite/prop flying along beach at altitude and appeared to land on beach near Soi 5. A water jet from the feet contraption(?) flying around 20 feet from the water. It is powered by a jet ski's pump. Also near Royal Garden. Wish I was 20 years younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wans Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I saw the water jet thing, quite impressive I must say, anyone got a website for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timekeeper Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I saw the water jet thing, quite impressive I must say, anyone got a website for that? http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wans Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I saw the water jet thing, quite impressive I must say, anyone got a website for that? http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/ thanks, the one on the beach is slightly different, its attached to boots and controlled I guess by feet movements, his hands were free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGolf Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I think its similar to this but without the hand contraptions: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2070557/Iron-Man-style-jet-pack-Flyboard-lets-human-dolphin.html (WARNING: Daily Mail) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) The human jet was amazing. It had a jet stream of water comming from underside of feet. A bar on backside of stream is able to guide the stream. Maybe the hands have a control for that bar. He had total control and the jet ski followed him around like it was powered from the jet ski. It has a hose comming from the water to the persons feet. Dont know if it was the stream from the jet ski or powered by another unit under the water pump. WOW Edited October 28, 2012 by threelegcowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry53 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I saw one being used or tested in Jomtien about 10 days ago. He stood on a solid platform with 2 jets under him plus he used one on each arm to fine tune his direction of travel. He was powered by one jet ski with a rider on top and the rider kept following him because the line was not too long. It looked like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanapong Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) I saw one being used or tested in Jomtien about 10 days ago. He stood on a solid platform with 2 jets under him plus he used one on each arm to fine tune his direction of travel. He was powered by one jet ski with a rider on top and the rider kept following him because the line was not too long. It looked like fun. I saw that a couple of weeks ago. Looks cool. To be hopes they don't start renting them out or it'll be another jet ski scam situation. Edited October 28, 2012 by nanapong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Looks like loads of fun but cannot help but think of the dangers in Pattaya bay with boat, jet ski drivers that do not think of safety or being safe for the other guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traxster Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The fun and games will start when the JetSki guys find out about these and want to rent 'em out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The fun and games will start when the JetSki guys find out about these and want to rent 'em out. At Bht 180 K minimum + Import duty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The fun and games will start when the JetSki guys find out about these and want to rent 'em out. At Bht 180 K minimum + Import duty? Not a problem, a couple of days of scams and they'll have their money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Maybe I have the details correct.... You should find some Thai guys on beach sidewalk in front of Central Shopping with a brochure. It is showing a jetman device with water spouting from feet and arms. Looks to go 20 ft off the water. Cost is B2900 per 30 min with 15 min of that in the air. The other 15 min must be setup time. Good Luck...let us know how you do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I saw this taking place a few months back on Jomtien Beach. The guy doing it was obviously trying it out for the very first time and his control was poor at best. He was getting flipped over and driven forcibly head first down from sometimes 15 to 20 feet. Jomtien and Pattaya beach are very shallow for some distance out from the shore. The speed and force he was coming down was a recipe for disaster. I am now waiting for the headline that some one has been injured or worse with this contraption. It is not a form of transport - you cannot do it without the Jet Ski engine - and high powered water jetting is dangerous. I can only liken this to Hang Gliding. The first few to try it were like expeimental mice....and many died. Flame me - I hate Jet Ski's ....noisy, dangerous and they pollute the air and water badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 The other toy I saw was an ultralite prop that looks something like my posted pic here. It was up maybe 1000 ft by Royal Garden then decended and dissapeared near the beach at Soi 5. Can these land on the beach ? Wish I could have been there to see that. Maybe it landed on vacant lot near Soi 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) The other toy I saw was an ultralite prop that looks something like my posted pic here. It was up maybe 1000 ft by Royal Garden then decended and dissapeared near the beach at Soi 5. Can these land on the beach ? Wish I could have been there to see that. Maybe it landed on vacant lot near Soi 5. Many years ago there used to be these on the beach with a rubber dingy where the wheels are in your pic. Edited October 29, 2012 by LennyW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCharivari Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The other toy I saw was an ultralite prop that looks something like my posted pic here. It was up maybe 1000 ft by Royal Garden then decended and dissapeared near the beach at Soi 5. Can these land on the beach ? Wish I could have been there to see that. Maybe it landed on vacant lot near Soi 5. Many years ago there used to be these on the beach with a rubber dingy where the wheels are in your pic. The owner was killed landing it (and I'm not joking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) i watched the water powered guy doing a demo yesterday afternoon. he was good at it but i saw a young indian guy having a go at it the day before and he was struggling. looks like quite hard to master, physically demanding and a lot of dunking involved. i was quoted 100 dollars (approx 3,000 bht )for a session by a ruskie who seemed to be running things. said trainer was certified in canada. located most of the day near central festival shopping about opposite the sizzlers sign they have 2 sets of kit or at least 2 options. training takes place with the power controled from the jet ski, but they also have another fitting with hand controls for the rider Edited October 30, 2012 by striderman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks Lenny and Striderman for your input. Any more pics or info out there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Another recent thread about them here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/593338-anybody-seen-one-of-these-on-jomtien-beach-amazing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks Lenny and Striderman for your input. Any more pics or info out there ? same place today near central festival, different piece of kit, this time the full monty, a german made jetlev (which looks like a jet ski but no seat or steering) and a full body harness frame with seat that looked like it was made for james bond. did not see it in action but watched them recover it onto a small trailor and push it up the beach to hitch it to a 4 x 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Anybody out there ridden one of these ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Yeah, I seen this several months ago at Jomtien, must have been practicing. Seems like endless possibilities with this, falling on the jet ski, falling on the kids that are around, jetski not watching where he is going and hitting someone, or the operator falling head down and breaking his neck. This will be a sure hit with the rescue services! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMSOBAD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I will go today at 2:30 at Central Festival beach area and get pics and details. Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 i looked today about 15 00 hrs no sign of the jetlev or the powered shoes. maybe they have gone off to jomtien or wongamat or the immigration / work visa police are on their case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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