Aerial death wish..... video of wingsuit base jump

01-02-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

And people tell me I am crazy, sorry but with my knowledge of flying ect, all it would take is a wind sheer of the smallest amount and these guys would kiss the wall of that cliff. No thanks .. But it does look cool...

Seriously! Did you see how freaking close that one dude got to the ground/face of the cliff??? NUTS!

av8tor152d · 01-02-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Seriously! Did you see how freaking close that one dude got to the ground/face of the cliff??? NUTS!

IN mountain ranges like that winds are so unpredictable we avoid flying powered aircraft in them if possible, for that very reason. But hey it does continue to spark the adrenaline junkie in me.

01-02-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

IN mountain ranges like that winds are so unpredictable we avoid flying powered aircraft in them if possible, for that very reason.

Exactly! Why I thought at first it had to be fake. Should any one of 'em make contact with Earth, they'd end up looking like the graveyard that is my windshield...

Did you read Small Town Girl's comment?