Franky Zapata, "Le Rocketman", a 40-year-old inventor, prepares a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. On Thursday, Zapata will attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board'. (Photo/Michel Spingler)