Formation Flying

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

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Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?

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[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

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> Mitchell Holman added these comments in the current discussion du
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> Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?



They were posted here several years ago, just
ran across them again.

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Mitchell Holman added these comments in the current discussion du
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>> Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?
>
> They were posted here several years ago, just
> ran across them again.
>
Thanks, must've missed it. I counted 85 in the formation with one
more coming in to form the top peak. Do you have ANY ideas how this
could be done safely? I know NO-thing about paragliding, or
whatever this is really called, but these guys must have dropped a
LONG way as they were lining up, and I would think they'd need
guidance from a nearby plane to help them.

--
Jerry, aka HP

"If you are out of work and hungry, eat an environmentalist" -
Florida billboard

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

"HEMI-Powered" > wrote in news:Xns9C1BA1E05E968ReplyScoreID@
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> Mitchell Holman added these comments in the current discussion du
> jour ...
>
>>> Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?
>>
>> They were posted here several years ago, just
>> ran across them again.
>>
> Thanks, must've missed it. I counted 85 in the formation with one
> more coming in to form the top peak. Do you have ANY ideas how this
> could be done safely? I know NO-thing about paragliding, or
> whatever this is really called, but these guys must have dropped a
> LONG way as they were lining up, and I would think they'd need
> guidance from a nearby plane to help them.


Practice, practice, practice!

[Dave W[_2_]]

In article >,
"HEMI-Powered" > wrote:

> Mitchell Holman added these comments in the current discussion du
> jour ...
>
> >> Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?
> >
> > They were posted here several years ago, just
> > ran across them again.
> >
> Thanks, must've missed it. I counted 85 in the formation with one
> more coming in to form the top peak. Do you have ANY ideas how this
> could be done safely? I know NO-thing about paragliding, or
> whatever this is really called, but these guys must have dropped a
> LONG way as they were lining up, and I would think they'd need
> guidance from a nearby plane to help them.

A few years ago somebody posted a short Windows Media file showing this
(or a similar) parachute formation. I did a web search and most of the
links were now dead. Its a neat little clip, look for:

2006_81waystarbursts2.wmv

I don't know if it would be proper for me to post it here (or on
a.b.m.a) since its not my file (and I've never attempted a multimedia
post before). Its only a bit over 5 MB. In any event it would probably
be tomorrow before I could post it cause my spouse just demanded that I
immediately get off the computer and take her on a Sunday outing.

Regards,

Dave W.

[MomDude]

Dave W > wrote:

>In article >,
> "HEMI-Powered" > wrote:
>
>> Mitchell Holman added these comments in the current discussion du
>> jour ...
>>
>> >> Really nice, Mitchell, how did you get these shots?
>> >
>> > They were posted here several years ago, just
>> > ran across them again.
>> >
>> Thanks, must've missed it. I counted 85 in the formation with one
>> more coming in to form the top peak. Do you have ANY ideas how this
>> could be done safely? I know NO-thing about paragliding, or
>> whatever this is really called, but these guys must have dropped a
>> LONG way as they were lining up, and I would think they'd need
>> guidance from a nearby plane to help them.
>
>A few years ago somebody posted a short Windows Media file showing this
>(or a similar) parachute formation. I did a web search and most of the
>links were now dead. Its a neat little clip, look for:
>
>2006_81waystarbursts2.wmv
>
>I don't know if it would be proper for me to post it here (or on
>a.b.m.a) since its not my file (and I've never attempted a multimedia
>post before). Its only a bit over 5 MB. In any event it would probably
>be tomorrow before I could post it cause my spouse just demanded that I
>immediately get off the computer and take her on a Sunday outing.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dave W.


Dave,

I think this is the one you're talking about:

http://www.flixxy.com/skydiving-parachute-world-record.htm

MomDude

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Dave W added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

>> Thanks, must've missed it. I counted 85 in the formation with
>> one more coming in to form the top peak. Do you have ANY ideas
>> how this could be done safely? I know NO-thing about
>> paragliding, or whatever this is really called, but these guys
>> must have dropped a LONG way as they were lining up, and I
>> would think they'd need guidance from a nearby plane to help
>> them.
>
> A few years ago somebody posted a short Windows Media file
> showing this (or a similar) parachute formation. I did a web
> search and most of the links were now dead. Its a neat little
> clip, look for:
>
> 2006_81waystarbursts2.wmv

> I don't know if it would be proper for me to post it here (or on
> a.b.m.a) since its not my file (and I've never attempted a
> multimedia post before). Its only a bit over 5 MB. In any event
> it would probably be tomorrow before I could post it cause my
> spouse just demanded that I immediately get off the computer and
> take her on a Sunday outing.
>
Thanks for what to look for, Dave. As for posting here, I've never
seen any formal rules, things are pretty relaxed. I'd guess that
the majority of pictures et al are not original to the OP.

I know absolutely zip abot whatever this "activity" is, but it sure
seems that it would take a fair amount of time for each jumper to
get into position. I don't even want to think about how many small
planes are involved or if they use bigger planes, and I don't even
want to guess how much altitude they lose as the creat the
"starburst."

Cheers!

--
Jerry, aka HP

"If you are out of work and hungry, eat an environmentalist" -
Florida billboard

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MomDude added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

>>A few years ago somebody posted a short Windows Media file
>>showing this (or a similar) parachute formation. I did a web
>>search and most of the links were now dead. Its a neat little
>>clip, look for:
>>
>>2006_81waystarbursts2.wmv
>>
>
> I think this is the one you're talking about:
>
> http://www.flixxy.com/skydiving-parachute-world-record.htm
>
Neat! Thanks for posting the link!

--
Jerry, aka HP

"If you are out of work and hungry, eat an environmentalist" -
Florida billboard