August 19, 20223 yr Pomp 🌪 no Twitter: "Have you ever seen a man jump out of a plane from 25,000 feet with no parachute and then land in a massive net on Earth? Now you have. https://t.co/6bBZk8vHD6" / Twitter Edited August 19, 20223 yr by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
August 19, 20223 yr I'll opt for the chute, thank you very much! Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 19, 20223 yr Moderator I've watched that several times. I shudder thinking about how if the guy's aim was just a tiny bit off... Splat! 😬 Fr. Bill    AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556    Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
August 19, 20223 yr Author 15 minutes ago, n4gix said: I've watched that several times. I shudder thinking about how if the guy's aim was just a tiny bit off... Splat! 😬 🤣 Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
August 19, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, n4gix said: I've watched that several times. I shudder thinking about how if the guy's aim was just a tiny bit off... Splat! 😬 If you watch closely, you can see that he hit the net more than halfway from the center to the edge. I just don't get this sort of thing...is life really so cheap that it's worth risking it all just for some fleeting notoriety? I wouldn't go watch something like this any more than I'd go see a Russian Roulette tournament. I wonder what those spectators would have done had he put a man-shaped hole in the dirt...or worse still, had he landed in the stands. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 19, 20223 yr Moderator Or how about the (in)famous Grand Canyon motocycle jump? I heard about such events, but never even thought about watching one! Fr. Bill    AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556    Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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