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Dave-R
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by Dave-R Fri Jan 09, 09 2:54 pm
Base jumping was always dangerous. But that is just mental dangerous.
Bloody cool though.
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by Stu Fri Jan 09, 09 2:56 pm
I was wincing just watching how close they come to the hard stuff!
There's plenty times you think, "He's gonna hit that in a second!"
Supercool! Just wait until they start getting into "who can pull the chute cord last" competitions, though.... Carnage to follow.
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by Jules Fri Jan 09, 09 4:23 pm
I thought doin' a parachute jump was fun... that looks way cool
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by Steve Chapman Fri Jan 09, 09 6:18 pm
Looks like a made up con to me,i dont see how a baggy pair of overalls can support the weight of a fully grown adult. You would need wings 20ft wide.
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by Dave-R Fri Jan 09, 09 7:05 pm
Its not a con. They are not "flying". They are falling at 100mph but can shoot sideways a fair bit as they fall. Like dropping a sheet of paper.
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by jerry Fri Jan 09, 09 8:26 pm
Good luck with the flying jacket Ivor don't forget to post up the pics
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by newport100 Sat Jan 10, 09 12:49 am
Hammer time!
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by Ivor Sat Jan 10, 09 10:07 am
jerry wrote: Good luck with the flying jacket Ivor don't forget to post up the pics
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by Rich Sat Jan 10, 09 9:29 pm
newport100 wrote: Hammer time!
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by AllKiller Sat Jan 10, 09 10:07 pm
Thats bloody impressive, see how fast he shot past those cars at the turn
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by Dave-R Sat Jan 10, 09 11:35 pm
A lot of it is in slow motion so they look like they are almost floating. But in truth it is 100mph.
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by Kev Sun Jan 11, 09 2:43 pm
What's all the fuss about? Nobody heard about boundary effect?
No way would you ever hit the ground at those velocities, at an angle......Honest!
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by Dave-R Sun Jan 11, 09 3:53 pm
The best way to fly is not to think about trying to keep up.
The knack is to throw yoursef at the ground with such careless abandon that you miss.
There's plenty times you think, "He's gonna hit that in a second!" 
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No way would you ever hit the ground at those velocities, at an angle......Honest! 