Man jumps from plane with no parachute

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Howard

Lifer
Oct 14, 1999
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Originally posted by: eits
it is possible to survive a skydive without a parachute... look for trees and go limp. don't try bracing yourself. you'll have a much better chance of surviving.

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/unlucky.html

Dana Bowman: In February of 1994 while practicing a two-man maneuver for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman collided with his partner, Sgt. Jose Aguillon. They were moving toward each other so quickly that Aguillon's arm sheered off Bowman's legs, one leg above the knee and the other below the knee. Bowman's parachute opened and he survived. Aguillon's automatic opening device deployed his parachute, but it was too late to save him.

WTF?
 

Josh123

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Chazz: "Yeah. Dude died in a hang-gliding accident. What an idiot! 'Oh, I'm hang gliding! Honey, take a good picture-- I'm dead!' What a freak!"
 

Regs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: aesthetics
Well, that's one way to go...

If I were going to die prematurely, that would probably be a great way. It'd be fun, at least.

Pretend that I was swimming on the way down.
 

oddyager

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: eits
it is possible to survive a skydive without a parachute... look for trees and go limp. don't try bracing yourself. you'll have a much better chance of surviving.

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/unlucky.html

Dana Bowman: In February of 1994 while practicing a two-man maneuver for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman collided with his partner, Sgt. Jose Aguillon. They were moving toward each other so quickly that Aguillon's arm sheered off Bowman's legs, one leg above the knee and the other below the knee. Bowman's parachute opened and he survived. Aguillon's automatic opening device deployed his parachute, but it was too late to save him.

WTF?

Holy crap!
 

imported_Imp

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Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
Originally posted by: Imp
Reminds me of the 'Married with Children" episode where Al gives the most hilarious cackle before he hops out without his chute on:).

Ummm... ya, sad to hear.

LOLOLOL. :thumbsup:

lolol

I couldn't find it when I looked. I laughed so hard I cried:).
 

XxPrOdiGyxX

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Originally posted by: oddyager
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: eits
it is possible to survive a skydive without a parachute... look for trees and go limp. don't try bracing yourself. you'll have a much better chance of surviving.

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/unlucky.html

Dana Bowman: In February of 1994 while practicing a two-man maneuver for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman collided with his partner, Sgt. Jose Aguillon. They were moving toward each other so quickly that Aguillon's arm sheered off Bowman's legs, one leg above the knee and the other below the knee. Bowman's parachute opened and he survived. Aguillon's automatic opening device deployed his parachute, but it was too late to save him.

WTF?

Holy crap!

Don't know if anyone noticed, but Bear Grylls is on that list. What a beast.

 

biggestmuff

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Originally posted by: oddyager
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: eits
it is possible to survive a skydive without a parachute... look for trees and go limp. don't try bracing yourself. you'll have a much better chance of surviving.

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/unlucky.html

Dana Bowman: In February of 1994 while practicing a two-man maneuver for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman collided with his partner, Sgt. Jose Aguillon. They were moving toward each other so quickly that Aguillon's arm sheered off Bowman's legs, one leg above the knee and the other below the knee. Bowman's parachute opened and he survived. Aguillon's automatic opening device deployed his parachute, but it was too late to save him.

WTF?

Holy crap!

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Eli

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I was going to say.. I would start looking for a packing peanut factory as soon as I realized what happened ;)