kevinwhelan 0 #1 March 30, 2007 First sorry if this info is already I tried a few serches but turned up nothing I got this in an email yesterday from a verry reliable scource and am unable to contact the sender "Display Jump/Wingsuit Fatality - A Skydiver with over 700 jumps and without a Display Rating, decided to take part in a display. He was a competent jumper, current and familiar with wingsuits and wingsuit jumping. On the display the jumper was wearing a wingsuit, with which he was familiar. Exit altitude was planned for 2,500 ft. agl (actual exit altitude was 2,700 ft agl). The jumper planned to fly for 5 to 10 seconds towards the landing area before opening. It appears that the jumper had a very low pull, which may have sniveled a little and then had severe line twists. Eye-witness accounts vary at to opening height and canopy deployment (whether there was a malfunction, twists, control difficulties) but it appears there were one and a half revolutions under canopy before impact with the ground and then hitting a parked car. The impact point was about 5 metres from the nearest spectators. The jumper died from the injuries sustained. Recommended wingsuit flight procedures indicate a higher than normal opening height for wingsuit jumps. Exiting from 2,700 ft. agl may not be very wise. Many things were wrong about this jump and they combined to produce a fatality. Sticking to the rules, while not being convenient, usually proves safest. (See previous issues of Skydiving Notes for material on Displays)." anyone know where and when this happened? "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 March 30, 2007 don't you have a clue which part of the world this was in ? Wherefrom did your contact send the info ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinwhelan 0 #3 March 30, 2007 Info was sent from here in Ireland. The Contact that sent it only gave that info as part of a regular posting no info as to where or when "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 March 30, 2007 You are probally looking for this incident in January: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2602272#2602272 Database entry: http://www.dropzone.com/fatalities/Detailed/238.shtmlYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinwhelan 0 #5 March 30, 2007 Thanks phreeZone It is "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
