So, an American chap is going to skydive without a parachute

So, an American chap is going to skydive without a parachute

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hornetrider

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63,161 posts

204 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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...live on the telly. No 'chute, no wingsuit, just dive onto a net the size of a football pitch.

http://www.people.com/article/luke-aikins-heaven-s...


Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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How odd. I generally take two 'chutes.......

voyds9

8,488 posts

282 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Love the comment below the article



Pfft - Chuck Norris already did this, except he jumped INTO the plane first.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Big balls or no brains? I just cannot even begin to imagine what the decision process must be like.

Mental!!!!

thebraketester

14,193 posts

137 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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I saw a video a while back of someone jumping with no parachute. He was then passed one by a fellow diver. Nutter.

ATG

20,485 posts

271 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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I thought someone had already done this by landing on a huge pile of cardboard boxes? Maybe he was wearing a wingsuit, though?

Smiler.

11,752 posts

229 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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There's got to be a catch.

Gareth79

7,628 posts

245 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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ATG said:
I thought someone had already done this by landing on a huge pile of cardboard boxes? Maybe he was wearing a wingsuit, though?
Gary Connery landed a wingsuit into a pile of boxes, but he was wearing a parachute, presumably in case he couldn't get his approach on course. Pulling at anything under 500 feet is dicey, but having BASE jumped Nelson's Column he is one of the best in the world to handle it!

Landing into boxes: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/24/article-...

Nelson's Column jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KavW9VLI6lY




Edited by Gareth79 on Thursday 28th July 23:25

Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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HANO, High Altitude No Opening.


Good luck...

ArsE92

21,007 posts

186 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Smiler. said:
There's got to be a catch.
laugh

popeyewhite

19,628 posts

119 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Contrary to popular opinion, very high risk-takers in dangerous sports are generally extremely thorough in their preparation and rarely as impulsive as their public persona may suggest.

gareth_r

5,712 posts

236 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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thebraketester said:
I saw a video a while back of someone jumping with no parachute. He was then passed one by a fellow diver. Nutter.
Travis Pastrana.

SplatSpeed

7,490 posts

250 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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it's the american can do attitude.

he can parachute with just an american flag!

he won't be doing this in the UK and H&S would require a risk assessment.

chance of dying medium to high
chance of mental disorder High
chance of trouser accident extremely high
chance of getting laid if i pull this of extremely high

would love to see the insurance request lol

Otispunkmeyer

12,558 posts

154 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I pity the guy who may have to peel his pancaked body off the ground and bag it up. Not a job I could handle.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

229 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Otispunkmeyer said:
I pity the guy who may have to peel his pancaked body off the ground and bag it up. Not a job I could handle.
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Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Is his name....Batman?

Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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popeyewhite said:
Contrary to popular opinion, very high risk-takers in dangerous sports are generally extremely thorough in their preparation and rarely as impulsive as their public persona may suggest.
I don't think many people assume these dare devils just turn up and jump, it's pretty obvious that lots of planning and prep goes into these stunts not to mention the high levels of aptitude/skill for the task they are undertaking.





popeyewhite

19,628 posts

119 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Wills2 said:
popeyewhite said:
Contrary to popular opinion, very high risk-takers in dangerous sports are generally extremely thorough in their preparation and rarely as impulsive as their public persona may suggest.
I don't think many people assume these dare devils just turn up and jump, it's pretty obvious that lots of planning and prep goes into these stunts not to mention the high levels of aptitude/skill for the task they are undertaking.

Yes, my point though was that judging by replies on here most seem to think the guy's crazy, but he's not at all. You yourself use the term 'daredevil', but he's not really, though that's exactly the hype the bloke wants to help publicise his act. This will be a very well rehearsed procedure that will most likely end successfully. I hope smile

RYH64E

7,960 posts

243 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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popeyewhite said:
Wills2 said:
popeyewhite said:
Contrary to popular opinion, very high risk-takers in dangerous sports are generally extremely thorough in their preparation and rarely as impulsive as their public persona may suggest.
I don't think many people assume these dare devils just turn up and jump, it's pretty obvious that lots of planning and prep goes into these stunts not to mention the high levels of aptitude/skill for the task they are undertaking.

Yes, my point though was that judging by replies on here most seem to think the guy's crazy, but he's not at all. You yourself use the term 'daredevil', but he's not really, though that's exactly the hype the bloke wants to help publicise his act. This will be a very well rehearsed procedure that will most likely end successfully. I hope smile
Maybe so, but it wouldn't take much of a miscalculation for things to go very wrong and there's no chance of a plan B. I also think he's crazy.

audidoody

8,597 posts

255 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Well he seems to know what he is doing (18,000 jumps so far). And there are precedents for this in WWII when at least one airman jumping from a crashing plane with no parachute landed in soft snow and walked away.

Actually - come to think of it - he's batst crazy.