dgw 8 #1 August 12, 2007 Article from today's Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2241721.ece Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinjin 0 #2 August 12, 2007 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2241721.ece clicky for yadont let life pass you by Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #3 August 12, 2007 I call bullshit...he's been trying this since 2000. I think he needs more money, hence the publicity. Every year there has been a new reson - or none at all - as to why it gets delayed yet again. Maybe he's a professional fundraiser? I'd like to see him do it though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgw 8 #4 August 12, 2007 Well, you may be right. However, it looks like the project is at the stage where money is no longer an issue, (based on the article). The cited factor likely to prevent the attempt is the weather, which is a relatively cheap overhead. I guess time will tell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #5 August 12, 2007 QuoteI call bullshit... I'd like to see him do it though! I second thatscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWernig 0 #6 August 12, 2007 I wonder how marksmanship is going to help him...... maybe in case he needs to shoot the balloon????? Or did I read his training wrong??Nathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 August 13, 2007 I'll get excited AFTER it happens. Been hearing about this for more than 7 years.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #8 August 13, 2007 Fournier must hope that he has better luck than the amateur skydiver who tried three times to break Kittinger’s record in the 1960s. On his third attempt, his visor opened at 57,000ft. He fell into a coma and died four months later What is this part about? Never heard of this MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #9 August 13, 2007 QuoteWhat is this part about? Never heard of this Google "Nick Piantanida." Or find this book: http://www.magnificentfailure.com/ HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydiverjenn 0 #10 August 13, 2007 what's the difference between an amateur skydiver & a regular skydiver? *Clever, thought provoking saying coming soon.....* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #11 August 13, 2007 Quote I'll get excited AFTER it happens. Been hearing about this for more than 7 years. So which do you think will happen first? Fournier's jump, or victory in Iraq?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 August 13, 2007 QuoteI wonder how marksmanship is going to help him...... maybe in case he needs to shoot the balloon????? Or did I read his training wrong?? The same way that yoga will help: with mental concentration and getting in tune with your body and external factors around you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #13 August 13, 2007 Quote So which do you think will happen first? Fournier's jump, or victory in Iraq? none of the above. One of them only costs a couple million $$$ though scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #14 August 14, 2007 Quote what's the difference between an amateur skydiver & a regular skydiver? Amateurs go in. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
