Skydiver Plans To Jump From Plane At 25,000 Feet With No Parachute

cbsla ^ | 07/28/2016

[az_gila]

It’s been done before - during WWII and on a non-voluntary basis.

This B17 gunner fell 22,000 ft. and survived after falling through a glass roof but was severely injured -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee

This RAF gunner ell 18,000 ft. and only sprained his leg -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade

[Tallguy]

The net is surrounded by special lights that shine red from up above if he’s outside the safety zone and white if he’s above the net.

Sounds like the fresnel lenses used as landing lights on aircraft carriers. Different colors to tell you if you're high/low/on the correct glide path.

[Drago]

Civilian airports also (”PAPI” glide slope lights): http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/lsg/papi/

[GreenHornet]

“It’s actually like a big hammock. It kind of cradles you and cups you and it’s really soft in the beginning and it hits a little bit hard at the end,”

Officials at ACME Corporation, makers of the net, declined comment, citing current legal action against their company by noted film star Wile E. Coyote.

[COBOL2Java]

Hey, if the guy wants to be a human lawn dart, I say go for it!

[Drago]

Live 8pm (EDT) Saturday on Fox:

http://strideheavensent.tumblr.com

http://www.fox.com/schedule/

Tape delayed on the West coast...probably won’t air on the West coast if he doesn’t make it. ;-)

[mountn man]

For a parent with a 4 year old child; this is perhaps the single most selfish and irresponsible act a parent is capable of performing.

All I can think of is, his wife must be a real peach.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Wet cleanup

For the greasy stuff left behind:

[mountn man]

[RansomOttawa]

His backup targets are a pillow factory and a place that manufactures bubble wrap. Unfortunately, they are located on either side of a rock quarry.

Which reminded me, for some reason, of . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLvfocAzns

[Larry Lucido]

I think that’s the clip I had in mind. :)

[PJ-Comix]

Just an hour to go until the JUMP.

[MarchonDC09122009]

Heart rate only 148?
Glad he was successful for his wife, kid and those on the scene sake.
Hopefully this won’t result in copycat stunts.

3 min clip of the whole jump
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_uDt5nd1JE