Jetpack America to shut down Newport Beach flight center

NEWPORT BEACH — What goes up must come down. A popular yet divisive “extreme sport” activity has crashed and burned after soaring to new heights over Newport Beach as Jetpack America announced in September it is ceasing its flight center in the harbor. The company offered its customers the opportunity to “fly” above...

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Wayne Ford says:

October 20, 2016 at 4:28 pm

Good riddance. never should have been allowed in any harbor. It’s a huge lawsuit waiting for a deep pocket.

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1. Carlos says:
  
  October 27, 2016 at 2:25 am
  
  Lawsuit? How so? Just curious.
  
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