Franky Zapata, "Le Rocketman", a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. On Thursday, Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, 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)