jf951 1 #1 June 13, 2012 This has gone viral over Facebook so i decide to post it here too. sorry if its a re-post *i am not a jumper in this, just founded on the interwebs and passing it on.Jump more, Bitch less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 55 #2 June 13, 2012 Did he pull out of the formation, had a temporary baglock, and fell below the formation? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #3 June 13, 2012 was he assigned to pull at breakoff time and then either dropped or got burbled at that moment? lots of scenarios possible ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jf951 1 #4 June 13, 2012 in the interest of not spreading any false information. I have no first or second hand information on this picture. i don't know what circumstances arose that this ended up happening. never the less, this surely isnt something you see everyday and will definitely make you scratch your head.Jump more, Bitch less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #5 June 13, 2012 mr. bill you're doing it wrong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #6 June 14, 2012 does anybody have 1st hand info on this ? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkie 0 #7 June 14, 2012 the guy holding the lines is just making sure there are no line twists. I see nothing wrong here, just some guy helping out another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerolim 7 #8 June 14, 2012 No, this is quick line trim check,.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
REDAKTOR 2 #9 June 14, 2012 The guy with the chute was to signal brakeoff. He let go of the formation and pulled, and as the result he dropped below during his opening sequence. The other guy caught his lines and slided sideways. Both are ok, nothing except slight linetwists Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #10 June 14, 2012 Quote The other guy caught his lines and slided sideways. Both are ok, nothing except slight linetwists The main thing that will have saved them is that we can't see the speed of movement involved, that the "line inspector" must have dived through fast enough to avoid too much of a body check. Who knows, actually burbling the opening canopy for a split second might have helped too to reduce the deploying jumper's upwards acceleration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #11 June 14, 2012 This is why I don't like people pulling out of formations."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #12 June 14, 2012 I'm just curious here, please don't blast my question. Are we ok with reposting an "obviously copyrighted" picture here? Great shot! I’d be curious how the photographer feels about this. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #13 June 14, 2012 Quote This is why I don't like people pulling out of formations. I'm ok with it, but it's a very serious role and you have to assign it to a very capable skydiver as well as one that's surrounded by the same (if your neighbor sinks out at the time, he could also burble that guy). Clearly, not maintaining levelness during the deployment is really poor execution of the task. I bet this happened FAST and the video is pretty cool. Lucky and skilled photographer to get that shot. The OTHER thing I don't like here - People are ALREADY tracking away. So clearly, having this guy dump in the group was unnecessary. A good track is supposed to have a lot of people putting out all their surface area for use in the track - (i.e., good trackers will slow down in their fall rate) - so if the dumper went low, it's even worse if everyone around him is laying it out going up relative to him......... (normally what happens here at this point is I find out this was organized by the best and had the best and I'm talking nonsense - I'm ok with that as long as they chime in so I can learn something good) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tilley13k 0 #14 June 14, 2012 Seems to me this would fall under fair use and not copyright infringement. No one in this thread is making money off of it and it is for educational purposes. Now if someone were to copy this image and sell the crap out of it, different situation entirely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faicon9493 114 #15 June 14, 2012 QuoteThis has gone viral over Facebook so i decide to post it here too. sorry if its a re-post *i am not a jumper in this, just founded on the interwebs and passing it on. That has got to be one of the scariest skydiving photos I've ever seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #16 June 14, 2012 Quote I'm just curious here, please don't blast my question. Are we ok with reposting an "obviously copyrighted" picture here? Great shot! I’d be curious how the photographer feels about this. Dude. It's been on Facebook. By now it's been distributed and redistributed so many times by now that one more post on DZ.com isn't going to make any difference."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 June 14, 2012 Quote the guy holding the lines is just making sure there are no line twists. I see nothing wrong here, just some guy helping out another. When I grow up I wanna be a SLIDER! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickMrNAM 0 #18 June 14, 2012 seems to me it's has been in Bigway Aerograd Kolomna... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #19 June 14, 2012 Quote seems to me it's has been in Bigway Aerograd Kolomna... crazy russians! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #20 June 14, 2012 Hybid?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #21 June 15, 2012 >The OTHER thing I don't like here - People are ALREADY tracking away. So clearly, >having this guy dump in the group was unnecessary. He may not have been the key for the people who have already tracked far from the base. He may have been keying the 20 or so final people. Multiple pullouts are pretty common, and used to be common for US bigways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dninness 4 #22 June 15, 2012 There is a 2nd photo on the Internet from above, and it looks like everybody was turning to track away and the guy deploying was _not_ in the base. Here, see the attached. Great photo, but it looks like the guy in red turned off to track and got a PC and main in the face.NIN D-19617, AFF-I '19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #23 June 15, 2012 I think you forgot to attach the picture. I would like to see it... As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #24 June 15, 2012 Quote>The OTHER thing I don't like here - People are ALREADY tracking away. So clearly, >having this guy dump in the group was unnecessary. He may not have been the key for the people who have already tracked far from the base. He may have been keying the 20 or so final people. Multiple pullouts are pretty common, and used to be common for US bigways. sure, but the tracking people I'm noting are within a 20 foot radius of him- so even if this is a later staged dump, it still doesn't look right you can see the base still intact there just above and to the right. would be a fun video to watch anyway. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #25 June 15, 2012 Quote Lucky and skilled photographer to get that shot It looks like a picture of a TV screen. It might have been a frame grab off a video, that someone took a pic of the screen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
