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Trae 1
If it was a static line or PC assist instead of a short delay there would be no argument. Heaps fewer variables on the BASE jump into water compared to the skydive.
It could come down to the BASE pack job v's the multitude of things that could go wrong on a 1st solo skydive.
If the BASE packer was superlative there would be no question....the BASE would be safer just like army static lines from low altitude having such extreme safety records.
It could come down to the BASE pack job v's the multitude of things that could go wrong on a 1st solo skydive.
If the BASE packer was superlative there would be no question....the BASE would be safer just like army static lines from low altitude having such extreme safety records.
MB38 0
I think that the average person out there has experience jumping [not skydiving or base, just jumping] and experiencing freefall for approximately 1+ seconds. If anybody has ever jumped into a pool from a relatively high board then they can know what to expect.
I believe that a PCA/SL BASE jump would be the safer of the two. A handheld PC on a short delay? Probably safer as well. When that person leaves the bridge with the PC in their hand, they're experiencing the same thing that they experience when diving into a pool... just a lot higher. If they could overcome the emotional/psychological stress of what was happening, it would be a familiar event.
Assuming that person has had a bunch of practice launches [including mock PC throws] into a pool, they should be able to handle the short delay. Dead air is a lot more familiar to a non-jumper than the loud angry soup we fly through while skydiving.
A 1-2 second delay from the potato bridge wins over a 5,000 foot skydive to me.
I believe that a PCA/SL BASE jump would be the safer of the two. A handheld PC on a short delay? Probably safer as well. When that person leaves the bridge with the PC in their hand, they're experiencing the same thing that they experience when diving into a pool... just a lot higher. If they could overcome the emotional/psychological stress of what was happening, it would be a familiar event.
Assuming that person has had a bunch of practice launches [including mock PC throws] into a pool, they should be able to handle the short delay. Dead air is a lot more familiar to a non-jumper than the loud angry soup we fly through while skydiving.
A 1-2 second delay from the potato bridge wins over a 5,000 foot skydive to me.
I really don't know what I'm talking about.
I agree... I don't BASE but I think a PCA or handheld BASE wins.
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In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson
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In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson
perfect.
with that,
I am done.
I wish a good year to all skydivers. be well freinds. i leave you with a picture... i believe it speaks for itself
cheers
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