George152 wrote:
On 2/13/2012 6:19 AM, Keith W wrote:
Daryl wrote:
On 2/9/2012 8:24 PM, John Doe wrote:
I am not a pilot, but familiar with flight simulation. I know that
gliding limits your ability to control altitude. This is extremely
risky?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQc7...feature=colike

Mainly curious about how difficult that was.
Thanks.
After viewing it and the runup to it, it's not a stunt that is
that life threatening. He had a whole group of experts to help
him all along the way. They knew, with certainie, that it would
be successful. NO errors could be made though which could have
had disastrous affects. He didn't make any and it was successful.

I note that many of have stated that he is more than a little
nuts. Not in this case. He is a craftsman and surrounds himself
with other craftsmen that makes what appears to be impossible to
be possible.
You do know that he had to be airlifted to hospital last month
after one of his carefully crafted stunts went wrong.
As the saying goes "**** happens'

People walking across streets get hit by buses.

Usually as a result of not looking before they step off the
footpath.

Painter falls off roof

Usually because they are not using properly secured scaffolding

BASE jumper hits something on the way down..

As a result of taking an uncessary risk - there seems to be a
pattern developing here.

Keith