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Old February 3rd 10, 03:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Papa3
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Default Surviving free fall - worth considering?

I'd file this under the category of "having academic interest" :-) At
least would give you something else to think about on the way down
prior to the big splat.

P3

Scott wrote:
Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Feb 1, 9:15 pm, smithcorp wrote:
Interesting Popular Mechanics article here about surviving a 35,000
feet free-fall without a chute...

http://www.origin.popularmechanics.c...e/4344036.html...

smith


I think I'll wear my 'chute. The chances of finding (and hitting) a
swamp bog, snow covered slope, or haystack are pretty slim in the
desert southwest.


You have mountains with snow on top out there, don't you? As a bonus,
you don't have as far to fall from 30,000 Ft.