On Oct 14, 9:52*pm, GM wrote:
On Oct 14, 2:32*pm, wrote:

On Oct 13, 9:46*pm, Jack wrote:

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A skydiver, freefalling and being followed by a peregrine falcon.

http://www.flixxy.com/you-can-fly.htm

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that is awesome

Fantastic footage, indeed. Just one question: how did the Falcon get
up there? I cannot imagine him flying alongside the C-172 all the time
it took to climb to altitude. Even when climbing, the Cessna would be
too fast. Did the parachutist carry him along and toss him out the
door before he exited?
Uli

Yes - you can see the falcon is trained and was released by the
skydiver. The bird is also diving to retrieve a treat held by his
owner (a tasty pigeon?).

It looks like the falcon was pretty close to its terminal velocity.
Very impressive.

Some of you may also have caught the BBC TV news piece on a French
falconer who teaches eagles raised in captivity to accompany his
paraglider in flight - there were some pretty amazing shots from Mont
Blanc.

Mike