1> His release is in a very stupid place - did you see him reach back and grope for it? If his wing fabric had ripped it would have been easy to not get at it. Ditto a damaged arm.
2> The cameraman was darn lucky.
3> This is his second near-fatal accident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Corliss
4> His chute did not really fully deploy - if he hadn't hit a nice soft tree he'd be a schmeer.
4> I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that he does not have nice insurance benefits that would pay for all these crashes.
5> Stuff like this is so not bright. -XC
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART//NSFW The wound sustained: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150749691443275&...
Have a good night at work!
It amazes me that they cut it so close when variations in air pressure and thermals can turn a safe route into a deadly one. Do they even take these kinds of considerations? Also, how the hell do they map out a route in the first place?