He went how far? Flyboard Air hoverboard pilot sets distance record

Hot on the heels of their video that burned up the internet last month, the inventors of the seemingly magical flying machine called the Flyboard Air have released a new video of daredevil pilot Franky Zapata setting a new world record for the longest flight aboard a hoverboard. The old record stood at a tick over 900 feet. So, how much did the Flyboard beat it by? Literally… a mile. That’s right, Zapata flew his jet-powered Flyboard Air over 7,300 feet – over a mile and quarter – and he made it look easy.