NYCFreeFall 0 #1 August 2, 2004 Ok, so if terrorists hit my building can I BASE jump out of the 15th floor and live? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #2 August 2, 2004 dunno... try it and see... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #3 August 2, 2004 15th floor? so what gear you using? what deployment method you thinking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYCFreeFall 0 #4 August 2, 2004 uhhh, hoping I won't have to. security might look at me strange if I try to get the rig through the x-ray machine... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #5 August 2, 2004 better static line or pca that one... or heck just do a tard. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #6 August 2, 2004 15th floor is probably nearing 150 - 170ft................. what gear are you thinking you could do this with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #7 August 2, 2004 Quotebetter static line or pca that one... or heck just do a tard. or if you speak with an Aussie accent then freefall it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYCFreeFall 0 #8 August 2, 2004 I'm thinking I can break the window with my chair, tie a sheet inside my jansport backpack with a pillow case for a pilot chute and give it a go..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #9 August 2, 2004 learn to rappell... from that height it'd be quicker! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #10 August 2, 2004 Quote15th floor is probably nearing 150 - 170ft................. I'd guess more like 180 to 210 using 12 to 14 feet per floor. Plus the first floor of a highrise building is usually twice as high for the vaulted look.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #11 August 2, 2004 didn't someone design an 'executive rig' surely they will let you take a rig up. just curious though, with the threat so high are they paying you guys danger money or anything like that? have you recieved a letter from your life insurance telling you that your insurance has been tripled or suspended? screw going to work, spend the week at your dz. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #12 August 2, 2004 Quote15th floor is probably nearing 150 - 170ft The typical standard for a modern "Class A" high-rise office buildings is 14' per story... so you're looking at 210 ft. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYCFreeFall 0 #13 August 2, 2004 yeah, they need to design a rig that looks like a suit jacket. some kind of pinstripe..... thats funny - I actually asked my boss if we are getting hazard pay for today. most of the big wigs are conveniently not here today.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #14 August 2, 2004 I vote for a rappel as well... you can decend extremely fast and don't have to worry about winds, landing hazards, or debris tearing your canopy. NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #15 August 2, 2004 remember I live in the UK................... last time I jumped from a 24 story building we were on the roof way above the last floor and it was 240ft to the exit........... so dont give me that shit........for the skydivers quick to try and correct me.....(let me guess last time you went around measuring B's!!)......... well done, you must feel so proud.........jesus......................... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #16 August 2, 2004 Fuckin A man. You got some isues with ego or something? Don't take shit personal. Fuck, a couple of people impart some knowlage, and you react like it's an attack. Chill the fuck out. You'll live longer...---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #17 August 2, 2004 Quotecan I BASE jump out of the 15th floor and live? If you know what you are doing (static line the exit) and you use BASE gear (and know how to fly a BASE canopy), then sure you can survive the jump. But are you going to buy the gear just so that it'll be there for that 1 in a million chance that you will need it? Plus how current do you plan on being with setting up a BASE static line deployment system and how current will you be with flying a BASE canopy in potentially nasty conditions? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #18 August 2, 2004 Quoteremember I live in the UK But the building he is asking about is in NY, not the UK... chill out dude... JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYCFreeFall 0 #19 August 2, 2004 "If you know what you are doing (static line the exit) " - don't know what I'm doing "you use BASE gear (and know how to fly a BASE canopy)" - nope, can't do that either "are you going to buy the gear just so that it'll be there for that 1 in a million chance that you will need it?" - Best plan I got so far "Plus how current do you plan on being with setting up a BASE static line deployment system" No idea what this sentence means, how to do it, or if its even a real technique Ok, so I'm sticking with my first plan - quit my job.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #20 August 2, 2004 QuoteIn Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th floor is probably nearing 150 - 170ft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The typical standard for a modern "Class A" high-rise office buildings is 14' per story... so you're looking at 210 ft. my sis just moved into 17floor,in brand new house,she lives at 150ft.. The B´s in my town is 13 floores aprox 143ft By the way can i visit you and try out if you can jump from that place... oh yes i would jump it,but i also know what i might want to do to survive the jump,and i dont think a HOPE canopy or so would satisfy me.. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #21 August 2, 2004 QuoteOk, so if terrorists hit my building can I BASE jump out of the 15th floor and live? Probably more likely then if you didn't base jump.. _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #22 August 2, 2004 QuoteFuckin A man. You got some isues with ego or something? Don't take shit personal. Fuck, a couple of people impart some knowlage, and you react like it's an attack. Chill the fuck out. You'll live longer... perhaps when people assumoing things that can get other people killed yes that can sure obset a person.Read between his lines,what does he tell you??Read the head tread here...He ask if you guys think he could jump it and survive(my guess),then you cant use shit about people estimating a high that might kill them... No offend i do respect you but it seems like you talk alot of BASE whith out looking at the safe aspect of it.. in the sub 200ft range you really want all the altitude you can get,its about life,injury or death.. not much should go wrong from thouse highs... and no he wont live longer if he chill out.chill out means getting fatter,fatter mean´s heart attack stay safe guys Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #23 August 2, 2004 NIIIIIIIIIIICE avatar... Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #24 August 2, 2004 QuoteNIIIIIIIIIIICE avatar... Oh.. Thank you very much. _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #25 August 2, 2004 QuoteOk, so I'm sticking with my first plan - quit my job.... guess your working a place were you suspect an attack? No offend and i dont want to start flames,i know you guys has a higher risk of this(the reasson has no meaning),but it sound weired to me to actualy quit a job becours of that...I mean.. hmm But to answer your Q,i think you have aprox 5%of survival chance making that jump under a attack,under stress,and winds you dont know about. If you one day get the chance to follow some BASE jumpers you will se that it aint just yahoo jumping off stuff,you´ll need to know what your doing and even then it works out bad to people. My sister asked me the same,and my advise is to dont... i guess it will be the "easy"eskape which will kill more people than save them.When people get an option like this they forget to try out other options which might could lead them to freedom whith minimal risk compared to jumping off the B. just my thourghts.. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
