azureriders 0 #1 October 19, 2005 I have read through a few threads here and have heard that the golden knights are the only people to claim to pull this off. I was reading through this site which gives some far fetched but I guess realistic advise about surviving a terminal experience with no gear and it made mention to a terminal Mr. Bill. QuoteJoe Hermann of the Royal Australian Air Force, blown out of his bomber in 1944 without a parachute. He found himself falling through the night sky amid airplane debris and wildly grabbed a piece of it. It turned out to be not debris at all, but rather a fellow flyer in the process of pulling his ripcord. Joe hung on and, as a courtesy, hit the ground first, breaking the fall of his savior and a mere two ribs of his own. Joe was not a quitter. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this or any other successful attempts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSOK 0 #2 October 19, 2005 I've heard of the tailgunner mentioned later on, that's it. No idea if it's true or not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 October 19, 2005 QuoteQuoteJoe Hermann of the Royal Australian Air Force, blown out of his bomber in 1944 without a parachute. He found himself falling through the night sky amid airplane debris and wildly grabbed a piece of it. It turned out to be not debris at all, but rather a fellow flyer in the process of pulling his ripcord. Joe hung on and, as a courtesy, hit the ground first, breaking the fall of his savior and a mere two ribs of his own. Joe was not a quitter. Quote Bloody switched on and tough AussieYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #4 October 19, 2005 I like this part the best: Quote If your search discloses no trees or snow, the parachutist's "five-point landing" is useful to remember even in the absence of a parachute. Meet the ground with your feet together, and fall sideways in such a way that five parts of your body successively absorb the shock, equally and in this order: feet, calf, thigh, buttock, and shoulder. 120 divided by 5 = 24. Not bad! 24 mph is only a bit faster than the speed at which experienced parachutists land. There will be some bruising and breakage but no loss of consciousness to delay your press conference. Just be sure to apportion the 120-mph blow in equal fifths. Concentrate! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites azureriders 0 #5 October 19, 2005 yeah, I like that part too. A PLF without the P. Who wants to practice those????????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites azureriders 0 #6 October 19, 2005 QuoteI've heard of the tailgunner mentioned later on, that's it. No idea if it's true or not. That same site actually has a whole right up on the tail gunner. I found the site while looking for info about him, then read further and found the Terminal Mr Bill part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites catfishhunter 2 #7 October 19, 2005 Someone told me about them pulling off Terminal Misters Bills when I was in Eloy for the Holiday Boogie (No they didn't do them there that was just where I met this person) I wouldn't have believed him if he hadn't been part of the first people to land a Mister Bill MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #8 October 19, 2005 I think this actually happened at the Chinese-Russian military exercises recently. I am not 100% sure if it was a terminal Mr. Bill, but it was a life saved via a Mr. Bill mid-air rescue: http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/08/29/paratrooper.shtml Details are sketchy, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites azureriders 0 #9 October 19, 2005 Seems that the two men had their mains intangled. One of them was able to cut away and hold onto the others chute while deploying his own reserve. Very interesting but would that be considered a Mr. Bill? Not that it matters what you call it, awesome just the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #10 October 19, 2005 QuoteI have read through a few threads here and have heard that the golden knights are the only people to claim to pull this off. I was reading through this site which gives some far fetched but I guess realistic advise about surviving a terminal experience with no gear and it made mention to a terminal Mr. Bill. QuoteJoe Hermann of the Royal Australian Air Force, blown out of his bomber in 1944 without a parachute. He found himself falling through the night sky amid airplane debris and wildly grabbed a piece of it. It turned out to be not debris at all, but rather a fellow flyer in the process of pulling his ripcord. Joe hung on and, as a courtesy, hit the ground first, breaking the fall of his savior and a mere two ribs of his own. Joe was not a quitter. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this or any other successful attempts? Yeah. I've done a couple, both as Mr. Bill, and as Sluggo.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peckerhead 0 #11 October 20, 2005 A tandem is just a safer Mr. Bill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. 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DJL 235 #4 October 19, 2005 I like this part the best: Quote If your search discloses no trees or snow, the parachutist's "five-point landing" is useful to remember even in the absence of a parachute. Meet the ground with your feet together, and fall sideways in such a way that five parts of your body successively absorb the shock, equally and in this order: feet, calf, thigh, buttock, and shoulder. 120 divided by 5 = 24. Not bad! 24 mph is only a bit faster than the speed at which experienced parachutists land. There will be some bruising and breakage but no loss of consciousness to delay your press conference. Just be sure to apportion the 120-mph blow in equal fifths. Concentrate! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azureriders 0 #5 October 19, 2005 yeah, I like that part too. A PLF without the P. Who wants to practice those????????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azureriders 0 #6 October 19, 2005 QuoteI've heard of the tailgunner mentioned later on, that's it. No idea if it's true or not. That same site actually has a whole right up on the tail gunner. I found the site while looking for info about him, then read further and found the Terminal Mr Bill part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #7 October 19, 2005 Someone told me about them pulling off Terminal Misters Bills when I was in Eloy for the Holiday Boogie (No they didn't do them there that was just where I met this person) I wouldn't have believed him if he hadn't been part of the first people to land a Mister Bill MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #8 October 19, 2005 I think this actually happened at the Chinese-Russian military exercises recently. I am not 100% sure if it was a terminal Mr. Bill, but it was a life saved via a Mr. Bill mid-air rescue: http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/08/29/paratrooper.shtml Details are sketchy, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azureriders 0 #9 October 19, 2005 Seems that the two men had their mains intangled. One of them was able to cut away and hold onto the others chute while deploying his own reserve. Very interesting but would that be considered a Mr. Bill? Not that it matters what you call it, awesome just the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #10 October 19, 2005 QuoteI have read through a few threads here and have heard that the golden knights are the only people to claim to pull this off. I was reading through this site which gives some far fetched but I guess realistic advise about surviving a terminal experience with no gear and it made mention to a terminal Mr. Bill. QuoteJoe Hermann of the Royal Australian Air Force, blown out of his bomber in 1944 without a parachute. He found himself falling through the night sky amid airplane debris and wildly grabbed a piece of it. It turned out to be not debris at all, but rather a fellow flyer in the process of pulling his ripcord. Joe hung on and, as a courtesy, hit the ground first, breaking the fall of his savior and a mere two ribs of his own. Joe was not a quitter. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this or any other successful attempts? Yeah. I've done a couple, both as Mr. Bill, and as Sluggo.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #11 October 20, 2005 A tandem is just a safer Mr. Bill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
