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Anvilbrother (C 39168)

May 23, 2012, 7:49 AM
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http://www.itv.com/...achute-free-skydive/

Everyones looking for it, here it is. Dude did it!

(This post was edited by Anvilbrother on May 23, 2012, 7:49 AM)

Maxx (D 9594)

May 23, 2012, 8:18 AM
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or here: http://www.youtube.com/...&v=9IRC_b4g7Sg#!

excaza (B 37231)

May 23, 2012, 8:29 AM
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One would think they'd include the part where he walks out.

Anvilbrother (C 39168)

May 23, 2012, 8:35 AM
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I am sure all the good shots including him standing up are being held for cash from some news company, or some action sports shows. I would after risking all that.

ManagingPrime

May 23, 2012, 8:49 AM
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/...man-completes-844926

Includes post jump interview.

Remster (C License)

May 23, 2012, 9:17 AM
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One would think they'd include the part where he walks out.

This video shows him walking out

http://www.youtube.com/...ature=watch_response

davjohns (B 36948)

May 23, 2012, 9:17 AM
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Brilliant! Congrats to him!

tsalnukt

May 23, 2012, 9:36 AM
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And he didn't have to use a multi-million dollar ramp or go to vegas to do it.

It's nice to see someone do it instead of talk about it for 5 years.

Congrats dude. You win the grande cajones award!!

grimmie (D 18890)

May 23, 2012, 9:46 AM
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"him, him..."

robinheid (D 5533)

May 23, 2012, 9:49 AM
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And he didn't have to use a multi-million dollar ramp or go to vegas to do it.

It's nice to see someone do it instead of talk about it for 5 years.

Congrats dude. You win the grande cajones award!!

And the Occam's Razor Engineering Award.

Well done, young man.

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ridestrong (C 38471)

May 23, 2012, 9:58 AM
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In reply to:

And he didn't have to use a multi-million dollar ramp or go to vegas to do it.

It's nice to see someone do it instead of talk about it for 5 years.

Congrats dude. You win the grande cajones award!!

uberchris (A License)

May 23, 2012, 10:05 AM
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"him, him..."

"FUCK him"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

grimmie (D 18890)

May 23, 2012, 10:06 AM
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And the boxes didn't have advertising all over them, just a guy with a wingsuit and a dream. Awesome.

Namowal (A 63059)

May 23, 2012, 10:11 AM
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And the boxes didn't have advertising all over them, just a guy with a wingsuit and a dream. Awesome.

I noticed that too. I thought "In the future we'll know this is footage of the first landing because there's no adds or logos on the boxes..."

More importantly, does he owe all of us beer? I think so! Tongue

Para_Frog (D 29814)

May 23, 2012, 10:18 AM
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And the boxes didn't have advertising all over them, just a guy with a wingsuit and a dream. Awesome.

Well said. +1

shah269 (A 59581)

May 23, 2012, 10:20 AM
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And the boxes didn't have advertising all over them, just a guy with a wingsuit and a dream. Awesome.

What a man what a freaking man!
Go buddy! You rock!

fly2live (A 48970)

May 23, 2012, 10:41 AM
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Walks out of the boxes in this one.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xr0i36_wingsuit-jumper-completes-no-parachute-fall_fun#from=playrelon-1

Wink

grimmie (D 18890)

May 23, 2012, 10:45 AM
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Nope, I think we all owe him a beer. Cool

normiss (D 28356)

May 23, 2012, 11:00 AM
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That's not how beer rules work.
Tongue

CornishChris (C 102981)

May 23, 2012, 11:09 AM
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A dream... ...and hundreds of people like me (skydivers, friends and randoms alike) spending all day building boxes. Was amazing to be even a small part of today and I have to say Gary is so humble and cool. Just a guy doing what he loves!! Got to admit that watching it live had me in more nerves than the last several hundred jumps. Rather him than me!

decompresion (D License)

May 23, 2012, 11:32 AM
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In reply to:

That's not how beer rules work.
Tongue

That's exactly how they work.
When you do something for the first time you owe beer to all those who have come before you.
When there is no one before you, you owe nothing because there is no one to owe it to.
Laugh

mirage62 (C 15580)

May 23, 2012, 12:37 PM
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Whats really cool to me is that he just put the whole thing together with what is known to work. Card board box landings aren't "new" He knew the decent rate....of course the extra BIG set of balls he is carrying around didn't hurt.

pchapman (D 1014)

May 23, 2012, 12:50 PM
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So you don't have to wear black to do a stunt like that!

The BBC video showing him walking out does show that he wore a neck brace.

Am curious what rig he wore -- not too much weight on the back would be nice during the deceleration.

CornishChris (C 102981)

May 23, 2012, 1:06 PM
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He wears a neck brace on many jumps. Base rig, not sure which.

Many CAA exemptions required...

mdrejhon (C 3268)

May 23, 2012, 1:13 PM
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What impressed me was how slow the landing looked, at least on video. Wingsuits are known to go incredibly fast.

I bet that after analyses are done on the landing angles and speeds, that people will be doing other wingsuit landings within the next decade for publicity/fame/media -- now that this path is trailblazed -- including on a slide, on a ski slope (with skiis), and more. I see ski jumpers going at higher velocities than this!

(This post was edited by mdrejhon on May 23, 2012, 1:13 PM)

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