Morne 0 #26 June 27, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteVERY IMPORTANT noone should ever be above the raft. If the raft gets loose or the riders get dumped out the raft WILL KILL YOU IF YOU ARE ABOVE IT. Why ? or How? Sorry not doubting you , just want to learn something A raft without it's riders will decelerate very rapidly, to about 20-30 mph. If you hit that at a freefall speed of 120 mph, it's going to smash you very violently, possibly breaking bones and knocking you unconscious. ah cool understand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 July 2, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteVERY IMPORTANT noone should ever be above the raft. If the raft gets loose or the riders get dumped out the raft WILL KILL YOU IF YOU ARE ABOVE IT. Why ? or How? Sorry not doubting you , just want to learn something A raft without it's riders will decelerate very rapidly, to about 20-30 mph. If you hit that at a freefall speed of 120 mph, it's going to smash you very violently, possibly breaking bones and knocking you unconscious. Example here: Fatality Ukraine 21 June 2010 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3897790; Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpah 0 #28 July 3, 2010 Thanks JohnRich, was about to post the same thing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VideoFly 0 #29 July 5, 2010 One more piece of advice. Do the jump over a clear unpopulated area. It wouldn't be too cool dropping a raft onto a highway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
