kallend 2,032 #1 April 27, 2010 New skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost_n_confuzd 0 #2 April 28, 2010 If I had a Red Bull budget I could do that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #3 April 28, 2010 QuoteNew skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html It seems to me that the glider pilots did the stunt, the jumper was a prop. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 April 28, 2010 Alain Prieur was doing that kind of stuff 30 years ago, without a parachute. Still it must very exciting, and is very different to many stunts we can see. Congrats to the jumper and the pilotsscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #5 April 28, 2010 QuoteAlain Prieur was doing that kind of stuff 30 years ago, without a parachute. Not much is known about him over in North America but I see there's now a little bit on the web mainly in French. So he's the guy who did the chuteless jump, picked one up, but had it fail. (The French wikipedia page claims he was the first to jump chuteless, which is clearly wrong - so I changed that in my shaky French.) Of course the plane transfers were done by pre WWII wingwalkers without chutes too. In any case, the Red Bull Blanik to Blanik glider transfer was nicely done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 April 28, 2010 I reckon the geezer should have got into the correct glider in the first place ...... before take off (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean358 0 #7 April 28, 2010 Wow! That's some serious flying, especially the pilot flying inverted. Tnx for posting this John! P.S.-- Good they did this with metal gliders instead of delicate glass (composite material) ships :-)www.wci.nyc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #8 April 28, 2010 Re : flying inverted..... didn't Pete "Maverick " Mitchell do THAT... 20 years ago how ya' doin' Dean?? hope to see you soon jimmyT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,032 #9 April 28, 2010 Quote Re : flying inverted..... didn't Pete "Maverick " Mitchell do THAT... 20 years ago But he didn't do so well when his F14 became a glider, did he?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #10 April 28, 2010 Quote But he didn't do so well when his F14 became a glider, did he? "Talk to me, Goose..."_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #11 April 28, 2010 "Roger, I GOT him " "Contact- 20 Left at 30 miles... 900 Knots closure...".... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #12 April 28, 2010 QuoteNew skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html yeah, as said earlier, mad props to the sailplane pilots. I have about 20 hours in a Blanik. bad ass gliders. anyone can do the skydiver part, but those sailplane pilots, damn. good on em' -SPACE- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #13 April 28, 2010 Quote Re : flying inverted..... didn't Pete "Maverick " Mitchell do THAT... 20 years ago how ya' doin' Dean?? hope to see you soon jimmyT Probably the only way that the irritating dwarf could see the ground out of the cockpit .... without a booster seat. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMichaeli 1 #14 April 28, 2010 QuoteQuoteNew skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html It seems to me that the glider pilots did the stunt, the jumper was a prop. Sparky i couldn't agree more the flying was spectacular those are some damn good pilots Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #15 April 28, 2010 Quote Quote New skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html It seems to me that the glider pilots did the stunt, the jumper was a prop. Sparky yup as far as skydiving stunts go, it pretty lame, Greg Gasson adn a few of the Eloy crew Flew from one plane to another, tracking into a drougued porter. The was some GOOD STUFF You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #16 April 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote New skydiver stunt. www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/RedBullSkydiversAmazingStunt_202457-1.html It seems to me that the glider pilots did the stunt, the jumper was a prop. Sparky yup as far as skydiving stunts go, it pretty lame, Greg Gasson adn a few of the Eloy crew Flew from one plane to another, tracking into a drougued porter. The was some GOOD STUFF And even that was first done by Kevin Donely in the early 80's. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
