French inventor Franky Zapata poses with his flyboard before a demonstration flight at the Saint-Inglevert aerodrome near Calais, France, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Zapata is preparing to cross the English Channel from Sangatte in France to Dover this week, having previously wowed the crowd in Paris on Bastille Day. Authorities have warned that his channel crossing poses a danger to shipping. [Photo: IC]"

Franky Zapata inspects his jet-powered flyboard prior to a test flight in Saint-Inglevert, northern France, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. It was 110 years ago when French pilot Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly across the English Channel. [Photo: IC]"

Franky Zapata lands his flyboard during a demonstration flight at the Saint-Inglevert aerodrome near Calais, France, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, as he prepares to cross the English Channel from Sangatte in France to Dover. [Photo: IC]"

Franky Zapata attends a news conference with his wife and son after a demonstration flight at the Saint-Inglevert aerodrome near Calais, France, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, as he prepares to cross the English Channel from Sangatte in France to Dover. [Photo: IC]"