We thought about doing something like this once when I was
a teenager. We used to jump out of a J-3, static line and
one day one of our group got twisted up in it and was tethered at the end. We figured we could drive up under him
at a slow pass, cut the line and have him safe in the jeep.
It was either that or just land and drag him aways.
Fortunately the pilot found a can opener in the cockpit and was able to take him up and cut him loose, where he used
his reserve.
Great sport, when you're young and crazed.
Wow, what a tale!
Wow, what a tale!