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(Video) Jumpers Away - Wild Descent, Approach, and Landing
Once you get the idea fo the descent, you can skip to 2m30s to see the approach and landing. (www.liveleak.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Flying..... is just about precision.....Always!
"Expect the unexpected" is an ever-present corollary.
Well, the old adage of "no Old & Bold pilots" comes to mind. There are a lot of
"what if's" that could have happened there. It just wasn't his time.
"what if's" that could have happened there. It just wasn't his time.
Although the flying is impressive, it can't help but remind me of a Bonanza crash at Baton Rouge a number of years ago. The pilot had almost 4000 hours and would commute daily between BTR and TVR (Tallulah, LA). On takeoff the pilot would always roll into almost a 90 degree bank less than 200ft off the ground. He did this probably several hundred times without ever having a problem... until July 2, 1999. The NTSB report is here: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19257&key=1
I witnessed this incident first hand from the south ramp... we all knew it was going to happen sooner rather than later.
Thanks Andrew
Pretty impressive stick n rudder work.
From a photographer's perspective on the video, the extremely wide angle lense used in the filming distorts the apparent distances and angles ("fisheye" effect) which may add somewhat to the drama of the situation. The curvature of the horizon illustrates this.
From a photographer's perspective on the video, the extremely wide angle lense used in the filming distorts the apparent distances and angles ("fisheye" effect) which may add somewhat to the drama of the situation. The curvature of the horizon illustrates this.