ar5000 0 #1 January 14, 2009 Anytime I hear of an incident in the mainstream media involving a parachute, I look to this forum for more details. No one has posted anything about this yet so I guess I'll start. Apparently, an Indiana business man set his Piper Malibu on autopilot and bailed out over Alabama. The plane was contacted by airtraffic control and eventually intercepted by fighter jets before going down in a semi-unpopulated area in Florida. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/marcus-schrenker-hedge-fu_n_157515.html I'm curious about some of the logistics of the jump if anyone knows or has access. I suspect he could be tracked via radar under canopy. I'd also like to know if he jumped a bailout rig or actually used a sport rig. Number of jumps? Exit/deployment altitude? Landing area? USPA member? Would this get his USPA membership revoked? Details anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lars_d 4 #2 January 14, 2009 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3453163;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread it is already being discussed in general skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #3 January 14, 2009 This is not an incident or an accident. John Wright World's most beloved skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
