WOW, the video from the Helicopter exit towards the bottom of this link (Other jumper using a parachute) is amazing.. DAMN the landing pile of Boxes looks SMALL......... You can see exactly where Gary landed in the boxes..
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Found a video shot of it from the side as well. There is not much room for error at all... HUGE BALLS OF STEEL..
May 23, 2012, 1:55 PM
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I would also be interested to see how quickly he was slowed down and finally ended in terms of horizontal and vertical distance into the box pile relative the first point of contact.
I'm intrigued by the little "alleyway" he uses to walk out of the box fortress. The fact that such alleyways exist would imply that the box fortress has some empty spots in it... which seems kind of sketch. Or maybe I am misunderstanding something.
WOW, the video from the Helicopter exit towards the bottom of this link (Other jumper using a parachute) is amazing.. DAMN the landing pile of Boxes looks SMALL......... You can see exactly where Gary landed in the boxes..
May 23, 2012, 3:38 PM
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The fact that such alleyways exist would imply that the box fortress has some empty spots in it... which seems kind of sketch. Or maybe I am misunderstanding something.
Dude, they're cardboard boxes, the whole thing is a collection of empty spots. That's kinda the point
I enjoyed seeing the flair from the video shot of it from the side.
It's interesting that the trajectory before the flare looks like it would have brought him pretty close to the "beginning" of the box runway, while after the flare he is considerably past the middle. Flare a little too early, or a little too hard...
WOW, the video from the Helicopter exit towards the bottom of this link (Other jumper using a parachute) is amazing.. DAMN the landing pile of Boxes looks SMALL......... You can see exactly where Gary landed in the boxes..
Scott C.
Found a video shot of it from the side as well. There is not much room for error at all... HUGE BALLS OF STEEL..
Well done Gary, for doing it and coming out unhurt.
As a Hanglider and paraglider pilot, I was amazed in how slow and straight the wingsuit managed to fly near the ground. Good skills + some ground effect for sure.
From now on I believe landing very big suits in soft sand and snow will be a commum thing.
Casualties will happen as a top hangglider pilot can land his glider 200 times perfectly but sometimes a mistake and broken finger, foot or cut happens, it will be no different with a wingsuit.
What I always believed since 10 years ago now become more evident for me. Wingsuits will get bigger, will soar and people will land it just like any other glider. Future is looking awesome!!
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Some loose flying for sure how he didnt end up on his back well before the boxes only god knows and to hit the boxes so perfectly after im speachless. congrats
May 23, 2012, 8:53 PM
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It's interesting that the trajectory before the flare looks like it would have brought him pretty close to the "beginning" of the box runway, while after the flare he is considerably past the middle. Flare a little too early, or a little too hard...
the boxes need room to break down. if it was a solid wall of cardboard he would have been broken up.
Ever see how karate practitioners break multiple boards or bricks? they have empty space between each one so the momentum will give way. if they stacked them all, they would shatter their hands. Same idea on a larger scale.
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