I would surmised that the death incurred from the instantaneous stop with a
concrete pole.. even then he was still flying.. so hitting that pole at an
estimated 45-55mph.. would be the same as hitting that pole with your light
weight car.. without the benefit of an airbag.

BT

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what I fail to understand, is while he was still above tree top height..
he
did not do a 90 right into that golf course.. trees are more forgiving
than
concrete power poles..

I wondered the same thing - the other thing I found surprising is that
this
was a fatal accident - from the point at which the aircraft hits the wire
it
appears to come to a halt quickly and then drops vertically. Sure, nothing
I'd like to try in practice, but I didn't see anything that I would have
thought would have killed anyone, assuming they were belted in good and
tight.