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- chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -3/+97generally, i don't think anyone in a plane is expecting things to fall from above them..
- dirtmaster, on 10/12/2007, -6/+96more like ***** your pants experience
- rnelsonee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+44Yeah, skydivers reach 110 mph at terminal velocity, so it'd be pretty hard to see. I'm no expert, but I have flown planes (as a student) and gone skydiving - there's no way I'd see a guy falling down from 12,000 feet. Now, the pilot *should've* been aware of the other plane - typical skydiving planes come in just a few models, and it's pretty obvious when the whole group jumps out. On top of that, dropzones are usually well known to local pilots, and I'd imagine they're clearly marked on all aviation maps. The guy flying this one may just have been visiting or something, and just somehow missed the fact that a plane full of skydivers was around (note the pilot was also flying right into the sun).
- lolwtfhaha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39CLOSE CALL: Plane Nearly Gets Hit By Falling Human!
- dmurray14, on 10/12/2007, -1/+35Not only that, but look how much higher he started. I doubt any good pilot would be looking up at that angle.
- Jofaba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26That's not a close call. THIS one is, but dugg because it's still certinally cool, plus it lead to this find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at6yEY_LgjM&mode=related&search=
That almost took out two people (the fact that that shute didn't collapse is amazing), and apparently someone actually did die that day at this event but not from this group. - GoldDigg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21If he have kept on pressing E he probably would've gotten on board the other plane.
- b0wl0fud0n, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20I would have dug you up, but you just had to insert an ad at the bottom of your comment.
- altidude, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18The airspace isn't normally restricted but drop zones are well marked on aviation charts. Bottom line though is that it's the skydivers fault for leaving the jump plane with another plane below him. It's easy to spot other aircraft from above (I have 440 skydives). All you have to do is look out the door.
- hattrick35, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18You catch on quickly!
- DesertFlyer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16There is a local skydiving school here in Phoenix that drops their skydivers in the traffic pattern at Case Grande. Other pilots will know what I mean. Pretty much we dodge skydivers when going in to land. Most people don't realize not all skydiving schools are the same quality.
- rindin, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17Usually the airspace above a drop zone is restricted.
More than likely the pilot shouldn't have had their plane there. - tmesis, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16I hope his underwear is ok.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+22OHHH FUCCK!
- sinooka, on 10/12/2007, -7/+19"Awesome" is to inspire awe which is a "mixed feeling of reverence, fear and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc..."
That clip was awesome.
You all are psycho for digging down igibson and instead choosing
"more like ***** your pants experience"
I guess digg comments are becoming the playground of the immature.
digg this down. I'm just pissed.
edit: *****. I should have used ***** somewhere before but I didn't, so there. - PatrickFisher, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Could you please tell me what the company name is, so I can avoid it at all costs?
- TheDiggMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Click on the link, it's a video.
- LarianLeQuella, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14So much for the big sky theory. :O
- archlich, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9So, who has right of way here? =)
- TiMMY8765, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9remember: the default key for parachute is 9
- kindernacht, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8i used to work and fly out of a small airport in new jersey. and it was an uncontrolled (no tower) airport that also had skydiving. now, the airspace wasn't restricted, cause the dropzone was right next to one of the runways (don't ask me, i didn't come up with that). people would be coming down a few hundred feet away from me while i'm waiting to taxi for takeoff all the time. not to mention the leer jets and whatnot that were always buzzing around. and another thing, the drop plane *SOMETIMES* sent out a general call stating that they were dropping divers...sometimes. some skydiving locations are in just REALLY bad spots...and therefore you should always check and see where your dropzone is, and that you're flying with an intelligent pilot.
- thekak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Wow that's just remarkable... they both could have so easily just gotten wrapped up in that canopy and splat.
- ptrcd003, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11Pilots get clear directions from the tower about such events. They obviously disregarded the instructions when they flew that close to the skydivers.
- shotmenot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6reminds me of that one video from GTA where the dude gets hit by the plane
- macslut, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"In the pattern? Why the hell would they do that?"
It's pretty common actually. Plane takes off with jumpers from an airport, drops the jumpers, returns to airport. Jumpers land in the middle between the taxi-way and the runway (ideally). It's all very efficient. - UberGeekGamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4How is this Space?
Should be in Videos/Sports or Sports/Other Sports - zeno60, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7My advice to him is to start drinking ... heavily.
- VesperDEM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3There are a few documented cases were skydivers hit planes in freefall. One case, the diver broke his foot, but the plane's tail was totally taken out and the pilot lost control of the plane and it crashed, killing all on board.
These incidents occur about once ever 3 years or so. it's usually tragic for the plane and passengers, and sometimes tragic for the divers. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Casa Grande is about 45 minutes south of Phoenix and there's not a whole lot going on there.
- robertgoodwin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was thinking the same thing. Cool video, but buried for being off topic.
- flygirl62, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well, the jump plane may always be in contact with ATC, but other planes are not necessarily. As many other people have pointed out, lots of jumps take place at uncontrolled fields and, while recommended, there is no legal requirement to even use a radio at an uncontrolled field... heck, lots of planes (like the old piper cub) often don't even have a radio (though most people use a handheld if their plane doesn't have an electrical system). I do know that, when I fly and am talking to ATC, they *advise* me that there are jumpers in an area, but they sure don't "order" me to stay clear nor am I aware of any requirement to do so... I believe they advise just so that you can keep your eyes open.
Oh, and just so that for anyone it's not obvious to.... There's a good chance that, had they collided, the planes occupants' day would have been ruined, too... - VesperDEM, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5OK, I haven't jumped in a few years, and only had about 3 years of jumping and only about 250 jumps, but I don't remember being trained to look for traffic 8,000-15,000 feet below and possibly a mile away when spotting the drop zone. The pilot is in constant contact with air traffic control and alerts the controllers that jumper will be in the air soon.
That plane had absolutely not business being in the same airspace as a skydiver. I commend that skydiver for having the wits about him to terminate his freefall and open his chute when he did. It's likely from watching the video, that my probably would have missed the plane, but still. That's a close call that no skydiver ever wants to have to avoid. - cdmarcus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4In the pattern? Why the hell would they do that?
- supermansuper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The title should actually be: "Plane nearly gets hit by a skydiver"
- toxicredm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@Jaymoon:
He was free falling, he opened his parachute just in time for him to not slam into the plane. - Gamblor24, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4WOW, This guy is so lucky. Must have been insane to experience.
- geekgal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Actually, its now awesome, knowing the diver is safe :)
- wallet55, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this happened to me in the 70's in a drop zone south of charlotte. We had a three man star and spun it and broke. I decided to open early, and when i opened. i looked up to see a plane above me. it was not so close that it scared me, but it was almost directly over me, and i wondered where i had passed it in freefall. On the ground, watchers claimed to have see no gap between us in freefall and the plane. the drop zone pilot turned out to not have a functioning radio. We all shrugged and wondered just how close we had come. The next week when i came in the drop zone owner told me that in fact the pilot had reported us to the FAA. three skydivers in free fall went by him, twenty feet in front of his left engine. The jumper closest had red white and blue stripes on the ankles of his jump boots (that was me). None of us happened to be looking in the right direct to see the plane, which was good as we probably would have done something stupid that might have sent one of us the wrong way.
- pinatamonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How's this for tragic? In 2005, a skydiver hit the plane he jumped out of, severing both legs at the knee... he made it to the ground and later died at the hospital
Story: http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Skydiver-dies-after-legs-severed-midair/2005/04/25/1114281491955.html - Jofaba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Seems to be back up now. I'm sure about 1,000 blogs just fired up a post about the momentary death of YouTube. =P
- VesperDEM, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This is true, however the traffic at the drop zone's airport is way lower than the skydivers are in freefall. They also are typically lower than the divers under a chute.
Again, the pilot of the plane with the divers are radioing the air traffic controllers in the area that jumpers are in the sky and will be in the sky soon. Planes using the DZ airport, typically know when it's safe to land and when it's not safe to be in the area. - js530, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you want to see the markings for a skydive area, look at the bottom right, Stamper airport. It's a magenta parachute, and is class E (uncontrolled) airspace. There are no requirements to enter class E airspace. Very little airspace, especially where skydiving is occuring, is controlled airspace. It's unlikely the pilot did anything wrong, although if they might be warned by flight following (an optional service) about the sky diving.
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http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA/sectionals/20050512/Dallas-Ft%20Worth%2074%20North.tif - Joe091, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5dude... don't steal comments that were already posted on the YouTube page. It's only funny once.
- DGSK387, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1um... since when does June have 31 days (beginning of clip)?
- arienette, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's really odd to think about how much human beings like watching other human beings in dangerous situations. I suppose watching others allows us to live on the edge within the safety of our house. *shrug* It's funny how much footage of close call experiences there is on the net. There's even a channel online that has a whole bunch of videos like this one. If anyone is interested the url is http://uberchannel.com/channels/viewChannel.php?channelId=763 I think you should be able to put videos on the channel too and subscribe to it if you want to get updates and stuff. It's pretty neat!
-arienette - SharkMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0imagine waiting to hit the ground after just having your legs cut off; disturbing.
- green1152, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2What would be a funny (yet tragic) story is if the guy was actually hit by a plane. The chances of that happening are very slim.. Front page news everywhere.
- resplence, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1At first I thought he was flapping his arms.
- Jaymoon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Look at 0:09... the plane was nowhere near him.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0This video is older than my grandpa's buckskin rubber.
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