Author Topic: Jump from 25K nails the landing. No chute no wing suit. (Read 10062 times)

redrider90 · « **on:** July 31, 2016, 08:41:54 AM »

Anybody seen this one! Note his heart rate at 148 BPM during the jump. NO parachute NO wing suit. Just a free fall into a net from 25,000 feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8j0YFzmqWc

stevet · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2016, 08:51:58 AM »

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Saying that, if that were me, I'm not sure I'd want friends and family right there to watch, in case I drifted just a few more feet off center and missed the net entirely.

Dumb. There is a line, somewhere, between thrill seeking and death wish.

Steve.

redrider90 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2016, 09:25:23 AM »

18,000 lifetime jumps. Started when he was 9 years old. I bet he practiced it many times over and over.
No dumber than sport bike racing at > 150 MPH. Maybe a lot safer.

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2016, 09:26:43 AM »

crazy!

Wayne Orwig · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2016, 09:38:30 AM »

Good thing he had on the helmet.

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2016, 10:46:23 AM »

"There's two things that fall out of the sky.. bird sh!t and fools."

chuck peterson · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2016, 10:54:54 AM »

video blocked on copyright grounds...sorry

stevet · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2016, 11:10:42 AM »

Quote from: chuck peterson on July 31, 2016, 10:54:54 AM

video blocked on copyright grounds...sorry

"This video contains content from Mondelez (apparently in international snack food company, per the interwebs), who has blocked it on copyright grounds."

What, they aren't up for a little free advertising?

I'm sure once the Mondelez content is removed or pixelated, the video will return.

Steve.

stevet · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2016, 11:40:14 AM »

An interview-

https://youtu.be/AeKt0lrjwso

Steve.

lucian · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2016, 11:51:38 AM »

I watched that on the tube last night, outrageous. He was not exactly in the center of the target when he hit, very lucky. Couldn't believe he would attempt that with a wife and child to consider. Hopefully they have a large life insurance policy out on that guy. Pretty awesome views of the earths horizon at 25,000 ft.in the footage.

redrider90 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2016, 11:59:02 AM »

shortened version still up on numerous site. The full 3 minute version was great.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/us/skydiver-no-parachute-successful-landing-trnd/index.html

Here's another youtube that is still up without full 3 minutes no audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQKW6qV3fA

He to but not in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMHulRS_LtI

redrider90 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2016, 12:11:02 PM »

This one works in english at least for now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOBavry0K2E

100 ft. square net. How much room did he have left at 150 MPH

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sib · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2016, 12:11:34 PM »

I still say that wearing a helmet while motorcycling is comparable to wearing a parachute while skydiving: It doesn't guarantee survival, but it does improve the odds.

ITSec · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2016, 02:11:32 PM »

I seem to recall a saying about 'a perfectly good airplane'...

charlie b · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2016, 02:34:06 PM »

Yep. I've had three friends die in skydiving accidents. OTOH, I've had four friends die in military flying training missions and one who successfully ejected from an F4.

Tom · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2016, 02:41:33 PM »

He had a better chance of survival than the 16 in the hot air balloon in Texas. That pilot should never have overloaded that balloon like that.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2016, 02:43:45 PM »

Fellas , motorbike riders have no business criticizing someone for taking risks

Remember , self actualization is part of Maslow's pyramid , the guy succeeded , maybe we should recognize that fact .

Dusty

swooshdave · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2016, 03:18:01 PM »

Quote from: Tom on July 31, 2016, 02:41:33 PM

He had a better chance of survival than the 16 in the hot air balloon in Texas. That pilot should never have overloaded that balloon like that.

Apparently it was rated for 24.

swooshdave · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2016, 03:23:54 PM »

Quote from: lucian on July 31, 2016, 11:51:38 AM

I watched that on the tube last night, outrageous. He was not exactly in the center of the target when he hit, very lucky. Couldn't believe he would attempt that with a wife and child to consider. Hopefully they have a large life insurance policy out on that guy. Pretty awesome views of the earths horizon at 25,000 ft.in the footage.

So... you think he's able to get a life insurance policy. "Let's see, Mr. Aikiens, what do you do for a living?"

Tom · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2016, 03:24:45 PM »

I'd like to know what size envelope and basket. Probably a Thundercolt.

redrider90 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2016, 03:25:14 PM »

I think the power lines it hit were 4 stories high.

Tom · « **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2016, 03:40:21 PM »

The envelope looks like 100ft. My guess is an AX10. The basket looks like one for an AX10. May have been rated for 20 passengers but the basket is real crowded. In case of a windy landing you want room in the basket for the passengers to crouch down and brace for a landing. An aerostat that big would have a fast landing at 10mph and more difficult to handle in 7mph+. Think of a large sail boat with no cushioning landing gear or shock absorbent material for impact.

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2016, 04:05:57 PM »

There is still the 18,000 foot jump with no parachet and NO NET, done during WW2.
An allied bomber was on fire and the crew abandoned by parachuting. The tail gunner did not get the word as his coms were out of order. He turned around and looked forward when no one answered his communication attempt. Horrified he saw the plane engulfed in flames and his parachute hanging in its' place unfolding in flames. The bomber was maintaining level flight and he knew he would roast to death in a few minutes. He kicked out the plex window and dove through prefering to fall to his death than roast. 18000 feet below, he came down through a tall fir tree breaking off branches as he went and landing in 5 feet of snow drift.
The germans did not believe his story until they found the wreckage of the bomber. He badly sprained his ankle, and was repatriated in 1945.
I believe this record still stands.
Read about it in the wicked pedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade

LowRyter · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2016, 04:22:24 PM »

I guess having a net helps a little.

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2016, 04:31:56 PM »

Yea, at least he didn't sprain an ankle.

ITSec · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2016, 04:58:20 PM »

Quote from: lucian on July 31, 2016, 11:51:38 AM

Couldn't believe he would attempt that with a wife and child to consider. Hopefully they have a large life insurance policy out on that guy.

If any of us haven't read our policies (life and accident) lately, this is a good time. Almost all of them have exclusions or limitations for common things like:

flying in small non-commercial aircraft
hot air ballooning
scuba diving
participation in any motorized contest of speed or endurance
skydiving and base-jumping
hang-gliding
...and the list goes on

By law, the executives of any publicly traded insurance company are required to place the interests of their shareholders above anything other than compliance with other laws. In other words, anything they can do within the law that increases profits and ensures the company's success is something they are required to consider and (if feasible) execute.

I've shifted policies in the past to make sure they didn't affect coverage for things like recreational scuba, or put limits on how far I can ride a motorcycle in a day.

scra99tch · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2016, 05:00:08 PM »

There was a guy earlier who jumped no chute and toward the end of free fall clung for dear life to a buddy with a chute. To say he was the first somewhat of a stretch.

Tom · « **Reply #27 on:** August 01, 2016, 01:37:49 PM »

The insurance companies wanted to do exclusions on motorcycles but they are a legal and licensed mode

of transport in the U.S.

Penderic · « **Reply #28 on:** August 01, 2016, 01:50:46 PM »

Wow, think how much air fares will decrease if the airlines didnt have to land just to unload their passengers.

Big nets! Sweet!

Boing Airplanes!

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #29 on:** August 01, 2016, 02:25:51 PM »

Quote from: lucian on July 31, 2016, 11:51:38 AM

I watched that on the tube last night, outrageous. He was not exactly in the center of the target when he hit, very lucky. Couldn't believe he would attempt that with a wife and child to consider. Hopefully they have a large life insurance policy out on that guy. Pretty awesome views of the earths horizon at 25,000 ft.in the footage.

Not sure what insurance company would underwrite the policy. Lots of skill involved in this stunt, bravo for pulling it off. Maybe at a certain point for some people, the only way they can get their thrills is to truly do death defying stunts. Since he didn't hit the target right in the center, this stunt held some real risk of him missing the net. Onward and upward, uh downward!

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Author Topic: Jump from 25K nails the landing. No chute no wing suit. (Read 10062 times)

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