Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy stands on the ledge of the
Grand Canyon on Guano Point on the Hualapai Indian
Reservation before cancelling his planned flight. (AP
Photo/Matt York)
A Swiss daredevil who calls himself "JetMan" has scrapped
plans to fly over the Grand Canyon in a jet-propelled wing
suit.
Yves Rossy said his plan to fly over the Grand Canyon Friday
morning has been called off because he didn't have enough
time to train.
The Federal Aviation Administration had approved plans for
the 51-year-old adventurer to use Arizona's scenic wonder as
a backdrop for his first US flight in the suit.
But Rossy says no professional aviator would fly into such a
challenging place without the proper training, and he didn't
have time to do that.
Rossy, who calls himself the JetMan, has talked about soaring
over the Grand Canyon for years.
He planned to jump from a helicopter on the Hualapai
Reservation near Eagle Point, then fly westward along the rim
of the canyon
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