---
title: "Watch a Jet Wing Pilot “Jetman” Hover Over a Lake"
description: "Daredevil Yves Rossy just shared a video of him taking off and hovering above lake Geneva in Switzerland with just the help of his jet-powered wingsuit."
date: "2019-12-20"
modified: "2019-12-20"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/jet-wing-pilot-jetman-hover-over-lake"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "jet suit"
  - "jetman"
  - "the digest"
  - "vtol"
---

# Watch a Jet Wing Pilot “Jetman” Hover Over a Lake

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jet-wing-pilot-take-off-hover-above-ground.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Yves Rossy\</em\>*

## Jetman Returns

Jet wing pilot and daredevil Yves Rossy just shared a video of himself taking off and hovering over lake Geneva in Switzerland with his jet-powered wingsuit.

It's a stunning display of the improved suit's abilities — it no longer needs its pilot to jump out of a plane or helicopter to get up to speed.

With the aid of his especially engineered jetsuit, Rossy, who calls himself "Jetman," can fly at speeds of more than 350 km/h (217 mph) at altitudes of up to 6,000 meters (almost 20,000 feet), according to the video's description.

https://youtu.be/lK75XLUIKUk

## Jet Suit VTOL

Thanks to four new Jetcat P550 turbine engines, Rossy is able to fly straight upwards at speeds of up to 180 km/h (112 mph), according to an [official website](<https://yvesrossy.com/about-the-first--jetman.html>). The design of the jet engine's special nozzles is "based on the same principle as on Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets," allowing Rossy to take off and land vertically.

In the video, you can see Rossy effortlessly hover above the water, operating finger controls built into his gloves.

Rossy has previously [flown](<https://youtu.be/_VPvKl6ezyc>) alongside an Emirates A360 commercial airliner in Dubai in 2015, using an older version of his jetsuit, after jumping out of a separate nearby airplane.

**READ MORE:** [Jetman Yves Rossy can now take off from the ground ... autonomously](<https://newatlas.com/aircraft/jetman-yves-rossy-vtol-ground-takeoff/>) \[*New Atlas*\]

**More on jet suits:** *[Watch Daredevil Set a New Speed Record In “Iron Man” Jet Suit](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/daredevil-speed-record-iron-man-jet-suit>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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