2400 ft Skydive without Parachute

[johnnie]

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I don't know if it's cool to post this here, but it is a trip...


Here is a link to the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/sports/englishman-connery-completes-successsful-wing-suit-landing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

[SidDithers]

1. There are some really cool wingsuit videos on YouTube....

but no parachute is insane.

Thanks for posting.

Sid

[dipsydoodle]

2. He had a "just incase" 'chute

but didn't use it.

[KansDem]

3. I knew a friend of a friend during the 1970s who aspired to be a stunt double.

He would practice falls onto cardboard boxes, not large cushions or nets. I was intrigued by his description as I thought such stunts would be performed on large foam-rubber pits like pole vaulters used, but he said that wasn't the case.

I believe he got a job or two in Hollywood, but haven't seen him since then...

[backscatter712]

4. You don't have to be crazy, but it sure helps! n/t

[Plucketeer]

5. I have to wonder about the "backstory" here

WHO provided and set up all those boxes so this useless stunt could be pulled off??? "Hey! Know what I did? I jumped out of a helicopter and landed in a mountain of cardboard boxes! Whaddya think about that???"