and convenience to the government that it's safe enough. >> reporter: in 2016 he broke the record for a hover board flight traveling 22 meters in the south of france. next week, though, he'll attempt to go much much further still going from france to inengland to mark the anniversary of the first flight across. if he makes it, the ride will blow away his previous record as he gets the first real bird's-eye view of the english channel. all it really took was a man with a dream that he was determined to put into practice and of course the recent changes in the technology, the fact drone technology has been such a game changer lowing for stabilizers to be made much much smaller. of course we will have to wait some time. >> oh, my gosh, the future is now. thank you very much for that