To: GonzoGOP
skydiver would hit the balloon at a fairly high speed unless he deployed his shute and tried to land on it that way.
shoot some holes in it and let the air leak out.
66 posted on
10/15/2009 12:04:35 PM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
There is a cable hanging off the balloon that could be caught by a skydiver or something else.
98 posted on
10/15/2009 12:09:11 PM PDT by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
To: driftdiver
shoot some holes in it and let the air leak out.
Very bad idea. Too much chance of causing a tear and dumping out too much gas before he comes down. Like i said my I idea was that the paratrooper would open a steerable parachute so he could maneuver for a soft contact, then grab on and use his own weight to bring the balloon down. How much daylight do they have left. If it gets dark whatever they are planning is going to get a lot harder.
117 posted on
10/15/2009 12:10:46 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
To: driftdiver
shoot some holes in it and let the air leak out
You mean a hot air rescue balloon full of these guys?
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