Would you jump this?

[mattmais 0]

Interesting , probably been posted before. been jumped b4?



The world's biggest hole is located in Russia. It is actually a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia near the town of Mirna Mirny at 525 metres deep and a diameter of 1.25 km.


The suction from the hole resulted in several helicopter crashes and therefore flight above the hole is now prohibited.

here is the link

http://www.hemmy.net/2006/07/26/worlds-biggest-hole-in-russia/

[csbrady 0]

that just sounds like a bad idea...

[stitch 0]

Appears to be a bit underhung.

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[2fat2fly 0]

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Appears to be a bit underhung.

Are you picking on Bolas again????


Oh, just saw the attachment-never mind

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[sundevil777 102]

I think a good stunt would be to get out high, and delay opening until past ground level. Some wimp stuntman wanna be did it over the hole in Mexico, but only from about 500 feet higher, using a helicopter.

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I think a good stunt would be to get out high, and delay opening until past ground level. Some wimp stuntman wanna be did it over the hole in Mexico, but only from about 500 feet higher, using a helicopter.

I believe that was B.J. Worth, wasn't aware he was such a wimp...

But, uh no, I wouldn't jump it. 525m is about 1700 ft, which ain't too bad, but if it generates currents that can bring down a chopper with engines, I wouldn't want to think what it could do to a canopy.

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[mattmais 0]

Thats about 1700 feet deep.... get a plane to fly at
-100 agl... do a hop and pop. somewhere around the center . Land on the road going up, hitch a ride up on a mining truck.

[mattmais 0]

who wants to go to Russia this summer?

[livendive 8]

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The world's biggest hole is located in Russia.

I'd hit it.

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[Dumpster 0]

Maybe throw a dummy out under a round and see what happens with the weird draft?

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[Zing 2]

There is an old copper mine just south of Salt Lake City that is comparable in size. Years ago, aircraft used to take unauthorized aerial tours of the pit. I was down in it once with a J3 Cub and it was big enough to do a loop inside the pit with only the very top of the manuever going above the rim. The pit is a series of stairsteps down to the bottom with nothing high enough to jump from.
A local helicopter company taking a newly-wed couple on a flight went down in the pit after snagging a power line, killing all on board and after that, all flights near the pit were prohibited.

Zing Lurks

[bazelos 0]

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I think a good stunt would be to get out high, and delay opening until past ground level. Some wimp stuntman wanna be did it over the hole in Mexico, but only from about 500 feet higher, using a helicopter.

I believe that was B.J. Worth, wasn't aware he was such a wimp...

But, uh no, I wouldn't jump it. 525m is about 1700 ft, which ain't too bad, but if it generates currents that can bring down a chopper with engines, I wouldn't want to think what it could do to a canopy.

Hey, it's Sibir, chances are the pilot lost grip of his vodka and let go of the controls to find it Nothing to do with air currents at all!

But that would do a damn cool h&p logbook entry, exit at 3,500, pulled at -500

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

[mattmais 0]

vodtka shots on the way up??? Havent been drunk on a ride up since the 80s!

Maybe an air plane bottle of Stolichnaya for the canopy ride??

[bazelos 0]

I'd go for absolut if I where you.

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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The world's biggest hole is located in Russia. It is actually a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia near the town of Mirna Mirny at 525 metres deep and a diameter of 1.25 km.

Sorry, world's biggest hole is the Kennecott Copper mine SW of SLC, Utah. It's 2.5 miles across, and 3/4's of a mile deep, about 4 km by 1 km. Got that Russian one beat all to heck. http://www.utah.com/attractions/kennecott.htm

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http://www.utah.com/attractions/kennecott.htm

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[JohnMitchell 16]

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[Zing 2]

I didn't recall the dimensions, but its a HUGE hole in the mountain.

Zing Lurks

[ryoder 1,590]

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The suction from the hole resulted in several helicopter crashes and therefore flight above the hole is now prohibited/

Bullshit.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[normiss 850]

I concur....isn't that just a chopper getting caught in it's own downwash and pulling itself down???


vortex ring state I believe???

[warpedskydiver 0]

Ask Vortex himself, since he is still alive he may be able to tell you whether that is a safe environment to fly in.

[ryoder 1,590]

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I concur....isn't that just a chopper getting caught in it's own downwash and pulling itself down???


vortex ring state I believe???

Right. Vortex ring state can happen regardless of the terrain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[normiss 850]

sweet!
I DO remember SOMETHING from the Computational Fluid Dynamics Cray support I used to do at Arnold AFB!!!
and I thought all that Tennessee Whisky went to my brain...

[elias123 0]

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I believe that was B.J. Worth, wasn't aware he was such a wimp...

Wasn't it Patrick De Gayardon, creator of the winsguit who did that? I recall reading that somwhere

And I think there's a bigger hole in China wich is 600 meters deep, Jeb Corliss jumped it
pics here http://www.basedreams.com/base_pics_asia_pre_2006.asp

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[JohnRich 4]

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There is an old copper mine just south of Salt Lake City that is comparable in size. Years ago, aircraft used to take unauthorized aerial tours of the pit. I was down in it once with a J3 Cub...

If you ever go to Meteor Crater in Arizona, there is the wreckage of a small plane down in the bottom. He went in for what he probably thought would be a really cool visit, and couldn't get back out above the steep rim... It's 700 feet deep, and 4,000' in diameter.

Photo attached.