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Parachuting
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:59 pm
by laidback
Think jumping out of a perfectly good plane is risky business...think again.
There is a guy that is going to jump from a balloon capsule at 32kms above the earth...
Advertised as on Prime tonight at 11.32 PM I think they said.
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:52 pm
by h.b.bear
Better man than me,bit of a woos though he reckons he will only do it if the weather is right
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:26 pm
by Maddog
Shows 23.15 - 01.31 on the Ch73 guide here in Syd
Apparently will break the sound barrier...
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:41 am
by Glen
Didn't happen. Got aborted due to high winds.........in his spacesuit I expect
Be good to see it, apparently he should get over Mach1 before resistance slows him down. I think I read it will take about 20 mins to land. That's a long time to be yelling Phaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:10 am
by young1
INCOMING.....YA KAAHHNNNTS !!!!
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:55 am
by Kermit
laidback wrote:Think jumping out of a perfectly good plane is risky business...think again.
There is a guy that is going to jump from a balloon capsule at 32kms above the earth...
Advertised as on Prime tonight at 11.32 PM I think they said.
Hope its not related to the picton base.
Three instructors over the last 5 years have come in via the meat wagon of which two proceeded directly to the abattoir fit for mincing only.
Re: Parachuting
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:10 am
by laidback