{"id":9308,"date":"2013-06-12T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T16:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windowseatblog.com\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2017-12-12T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:21:17","slug":"jetpacking-one-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-st-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/jetpacking-one-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-st-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jetpacking &#8211; One of the Best Things to Do in St. Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As water sports go, I&#8217;ve done most of them. But none have given me as great an adrenaline rush as jetpacking. &nbsp;In a nutshell, you are flying with a bad-ass marine engine strapped to your back and 420 pounds of water-propelled thrust shooting you high into the air. Sounds scary at first, but the ultra professional, ultra skilled flight team at <a title=\"St. Thomas Jetriders\" href=\"http:\/\/stthomasjetriders.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Thomas Jetriders<\/a> in the U.S. Virgin Islands, made me feel right at ease:&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oCQOTG-u2Y\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So how does it work?<br \/>\n1. Strap on your 28-pound marine engine.<br \/>\n2. Press your start button.<br \/>\n3. Listen to the cues from your flight team who are in constant communication through a headset.<br \/>\n4. Using hand controls, make gentle movements left, right, up and down to control your flight while a 33-foot hose shoots you into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Packages range from $150 for an intro flight experience (20 minutes) to $2,500 for a full-day flight experience. 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