Spotted this on OhGizmo this morning: Fusion Man Personal Flying Wing!
I figured I needed to help spread the word - this is so awesome! I want!
CNN has a video of Yves demo flight (not the whole, flight just some highlights). Yves Rossy, AKA Fusion Man has built a jet powered wing. While not quite completely self sufficient (he starts by jumping out of an airplane, and then landing with a parachute), the wing is capable of sustained flight (and according to OhGizmo, climb rates of over 1000' per minute). From the CNN article
This is related to the efforts by the Bird-Man flying bat suits. These suits have also been flown with personal jet turbines, all in the name of progress towards human flight!
Wow. Its stories like this that keep my head in the clouds.