Jumpsat14k 0 #1 October 7, 2003 I've read some posts and reports about jumpers flying into fixed objects and other jumpers, anyone ever hit a bird in freefall. Just a thought. Blue skies!!Party like it's $19.99 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #2 October 7, 2003 I haven't. But I've read reports in the Australian Skydiving Mag re birdstrikes in free fall. One guy had stiches and a bird claw removed from his face. Another guy had a small bird (sparrow size) impaled in the visor of his helmet.-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #3 October 7, 2003 QuoteOne guy had stiches and a bird claw removed from his face. omg - that would hurt! Some of the talons on those larger birds are like mini knives (or not so mini depending on the bird) JenniferArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #4 October 7, 2003 QuoteAnother guy had a small bird (sparrow size) impaled in the visor of his helmet. Like this..People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schattenjaeger 0 #5 October 7, 2003 Hmm, that would've been just a bit left of my nose...eep Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinfoil 0 #6 October 7, 2003 I've never hit a bird in freefall, but I can guess what it might feel like. “- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 October 7, 2003 I've passed one in freefall at 3k once. I've flown up to one at 1k under canopy once too. Don't personally know of anyone actually hitting one, though.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkvapor 0 #8 October 7, 2003 Well, most birds don't spend much time above a thousand feet. For a bird, it really doesn't serve any purpose to climb up to several thousand feet, unless they are migrating or something. Its probably better for them to catch currents and updrafts closer to the surface. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #9 October 7, 2003 I heard about a guy once that hit a bird on his belly. It went right through him. All they found in his chest cavity were some feathers, bones, and pieces of beak. That'll ruin your weekend!!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #10 October 7, 2003 So how was the guy's face? Looks like he could have had an eye injury from the beak."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #11 October 7, 2003 I was on a dive a few weeks ago where one of the jumpers I was with narrowly missed a large bird. He saw it (he thinks it was an eagle) about the same time it saw him. He pitched and it left, both of them keeping their lives until another day. ------------------------------------------Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 October 7, 2003 QuoteWell, most birds don't spend much time above a thousand feet. For a bird, it really doesn't serve any purpose to climb up to several thousand feet, unless they are migrating or something. Hawks routinely soar on currents at thousands of feet above the ground. And migrating geese down here on the Texas prairie also pass by the DZ at freefall altitudes. I once witnessed a 20-way team opening in front of an oncoming "V" formation of geese - the geese were so surprised that they didn't know what to do, and scattered like hell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faicon9493 141 #13 October 7, 2003 I once did a hop-n-pop at 13,000 and had a bird fly by me at 11,500. This was in Florida. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #14 October 7, 2003 A gentlemen named Doug urbany, at Crosskeys, swooped a Hawk last week. If you look at the video in regular speed, the hawk appears to hit the lines and do a barrel roll downward. In slow motion, it looks like he barrel rolls just to avoid the lines. I still wonder if he hit it though. The real action didn't start until he landed saying, "DUDE, DID YOU SEE ME SWOOP THAT HAWK?!!!!" LOL Your funny Doug. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #15 November 7, 2003 I think these pics were discussed on this site before and the consensus was that they were staged photos.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #16 November 7, 2003 any chance of this in the uk?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velo90 0 #17 November 7, 2003 I remember a few of weeks ago we were chatting after a days jumping and someone noticed large flocks of birds around the runway. They asked our jump pilot if he was worried about hitting them on take off. He said....... A bird strike is not that bad, I have had one, the only problem was that the bird was in it's nest at the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #18 November 7, 2003 I saw that video the night he did it. That was a few weeks ago if it was the same. The weekend of NSL scrambles and a CRW get together? You can see the bird take a shit when it realizes it's about to get hit by something big."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
