Watching "Jet Man"

Yesterday, we watched an interesting live broadcast. A Swiss jet pilot, named Yves Rossy, flew across the English Channel using a jet-powered wing strapped to his back. Here's how he did it. He flew in an airplane up to about 8000 feet, strapped the wing onto his back, ignited the 4 tiny jet engines, jumped out of the plane, unfolded the wing (which he had designed himself), and flew all the way across the Channel (in only about 10 or 11 minutes!). When he got over land near Dover, he parachuted to a landing in a field a short distance from the famous white cliffs. He controlled the wing by movements of his head, back and arms, and there was a real chance that he could lose control and have to parachute down into the water. However, everything went well, and he made a perfect parachute landing. It was quite amazing to watch!