DISQUS

Neither the Wego nor the Manta Ray have any aerodynamic controls. You might get a *little* control from weight shift on the Manta Ray, but not enough to keep you from a serious impact.

I've flown just about every kind of flying machine there is, I would NOT climb on one of these. If you want to fly 25 mph at 25' over the water, get a powered parachute, they're a blast.

I'm an experimental test pilot. I'm rated for seaplanes, land planes and helicopters, single and multi-engine, gliders, and air transport. I've flow sail planes, ultralights and hang gliders, as well as tactical and transport aircraft. I've competed in aerobatics and I've flown off a carrier.

I have ridden a tube, but didn't particularly like it. Nothing wrong with it, it's just not my cup of tea.

I would NEVER ride one of these things, either the Wego or the Manta Ray. I would not get high enough to kill myself in a machine that doesn't have any controls. You could not pay me enough.

I feel deeply for those that have been injured and the families of those that have been killed. Please, if you have one of these things, shred it. For the sake of your kids. For the sake of the taxpayers, who are going to have to pick up the tab if you become a quadrapalegic.

If you want to fly around low and slow, get a powered parachute. They're a blast. Riding one of these is asking for massive injury and a lifetime as a cripple.