Now This Is Gliding

[bstratt]

Not like you pansies that use a plane!

 

[tonycondon]

wow.

some people have death wishes.

lets see him try to land without a parachute!

 

[Bill M.]

Couldn't imagine that bat suit would be easy to steer. Guy's got more balls than a brass monkey...or he's just crazy.

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

Couldn't imagine that bat suit would be easy to steer. Guy's got more balls than a brass monkey...or he's just crazy.

I saw the video of his predesessor smashing into a bridge while flying low in a bat suit.
Video of funeral wake as well.

 

[jkaduk]

RRiipp... Splatt!

 

[KennyFlys]

I saw a piece on one of the sports channels recently about a couple sky divers. They would dive and do the "glide" with the funny suits then open at low altitude. This particular time, they were going to glide into the Royal Gorge Canyon in Colorado; one over the bridge and one under then open chutes on down. However, one hit the bridge. The story follows...

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/06/1065292522786.html

https://www.uspa.org/publications/parachutist/online archives/2003/12.03/capcom.12.03.htm

 

[bbchien]

I wonder what best glide is on that batsuit...! How about best L/D AOA? Jeepers, I'm a pansy allright.