Wisconsin skydiver crash

[RogerS]

NBC has some amazing footage of the actual event. Those guys were so lucky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hmul6dLSGo

 

[MARK.B.]

Watched it on the news, amazed there were no injuries let alone fatalities, even the burning plane crashed well away from any houses/people.

 

[RogerS]

What struck me was the apparent calm of the skydivers after the impact.

 

[Jonzjob]

That link has been removed, but this one worked for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEirb9KrXM

They are 12 very lucky people, but in my book that's the only reason that I would leave an aircraft before it was parked on the ground. And anyone who does leave a perfectly servicable aircraft before it's stopped on the ground has to have something wrong from the neck up :?

 

[RogerS]

The pilot of the plane that broke up nearly had his head taken off by the propeller in the other plane.

I can speak from personal experience. Not that a propeller nearly took my head of but I was nearly decapitated by the top wire of a stockproof fence when the Chief Flying Instructor at my gliding school screwed up landing out in a field. Fortunately two secure fence posts stopped any further forward movement of the glider leaving me with my head forced back and the wire across and digging into my throat fracturing my hyioid.

 

[Mike.C]

That link has been removed, but this one worked for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEirb9KrXM

They are 12 very lucky people, but in my book that's the only reason that I would leave an aircraft before it was parked on the ground. And anyone who does leave a perfectly servicable aircraft before it's stopped on the ground has to have something wrong from the neck up :?

You don't know what your missing John there is no bigger thrill in the world then free falling, the rush is absolutely amazing.

Cheers

Mike

 

[Jonzjob]

I spent the first 14 years of my working life, first learning to become an aircraft eleky, then 12 years repairing aircraft in the R.A.F. and there is nowt that would convince me to leave a servicable aircraft while it's still in the air Mike. Any rush for me would be the rush of a HUGE cough in my trousers mate :shock: :shock: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Mike.C]

I spent the first 14 years of my working life, first learning to become an aircraft eleky, then 12 years repairing aircraft in the R.A.F. and there is nowt that would convince me to leave a servicable aircraft while it's still in the air Mike. Any rush for me would be the rush of a HUGE cough in my trousers mate :shock: :shock: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

:lol: :lol: I felt the same when I did my first static line jump for charity with the Red Devils, in fact the girl behind me who was jumping next said she had never seen such a terrified look on anyone's face :shock:

Cheers

Mike

 

[riclepp]

That link has been removed, but this one worked for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEirb9KrXM

They are 12 very lucky people, but in my book that's the only reason that I would leave an aircraft before it was parked on the ground. And anyone who does leave a perfectly servicable aircraft before it's stopped on the ground has to have something wrong from the neck up :?

Bit of a sweeping statement there. Done loads and loads of jumps, day, night, clean fatigue, full kit with and without full NBC, Ballon jumps, helecopters, low tack, freefall, and I am still here and I don't have a screw loose either.