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Article #300Re: Skydive into the Rain Forest
From: Mark Smith
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1986 06:10
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1986 06:10
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The jump into the rain forest, as I know it, was made for several
reasons. One, it would much less disturb the natural environment
then a loud and foul helicoptor. And two, flying a helicoptor onto
it has already been done. The skydiving part of the show also an
added selling point to the public. (How many conversations, would
have been floating around on the net without the jumping part?)
What I don't understand is how did the experienced skydivers make
the worst landings. I saw it, and as I was looking, the skydiver who
broke her leg, didn't even flare for her landing. She came in fast
and heavy into the side of a hill, with all its consequences. I could
understand, if she was taking pictures and she miscalculated something
horrible, but the show didn't say or point out anything like that.
--
Mark Smith
NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory
Old Westbury, New York
...{philabs,sbcs}!nyit!mark
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