AndyMan 7 #1 April 19, 2002 I just found this video.Too friggin close!http://www.2bizzare.com/andre/lowpull.qt_AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 April 19, 2002 Um Andy... you might want ot talk to Andre about this video, he can explain it really good but from memory I seem to remember this was a bird man jump that after he choped he had to grab the wings to cut them away, had problems doing that then got the reserve out really low... It was'nt just a normal jump... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 April 19, 2002 All I can say is DAMN!!Glad he made it!ltdiver____________________________________________LightDiverCam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #4 April 19, 2002 Oops. Still, that's just testimonial to how little time there is to screw around, "waiting to get stable".Interesting video. Was it discussed online? I must've missed that._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #5 April 19, 2002 One lucky S.o.B. - some angel was smiling upon him/her that day If the individual was jumping a birdman, the post-mortum of that close call might be 'pull higher, cutaway quicker (if possible), and if you are jumping a bird-man, consider investing in a slightly larger, more forgiving canopy that isn't prone to spinning up than the one you use for fun jumping - to help mitigate risk'?One has to wonder that as birdman suits become more popular if the fatality percentage due to them will not shoot up as well, much like the increase in high performance canopies saw an increase in landing fatalities, because the equipment improved faster than the training?Went and snagged that short film 'G' this morning and showed it to one of the guys in the office. Very, very errie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 April 19, 2002 think he knows we can all see his kiddie porn? (directory listings are enabled...) I know the guy in the video is Per Eriksson (or PerFlare). He emailed me once about having the video on my server. Who's Andre?Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapper4mpi 0 #7 April 19, 2002 I don't care what kind of jump this was. I had to watch this video three times just to take in how close it was! Damn lucky dude!-Rap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #8 April 19, 2002 I think the phrase rhymes with "clucking bell". When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phastasphuk 0 #9 April 19, 2002 ...per's own words..."My name is Per Eriksson, my nick is PerFlare, and it is me on the video. I'm one of the guy's in the "Off the mountain ..." also. I don't mind guy's watching the video but please do not say it is a fake, it did not feel like a fake when it happend :-)About the reservride (short version):I did some aggressive canopy control at 400m and I had my wingsuit on. I ended up with a linetwist. When I tried to cut away I did not work. I guess that my rig with softhausing was an issue, me wearing gloves another. I took my gloves of and then did a successful cut away.Then I tried to pull my reserve but was unsuccessful because the wingsuit was in the way. when I finally did get my reservhandle out it was a little bit low. I do not have a cypress or a RSL I was just lucky to get a fast opening and lucky enough to miss a big aircrafthangar. As you can see I did a nice landing and did not have a scratch ...What can I say, sometimes you are just lucky!"think andre is just the guy that nicked this clip from headdown.net and then put it on his personal page on 2bizarre...OR he could be jumping with Per...but i could be wrong on both accounts.chrisHow would you like to stick with mehow much do you love to freefall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwmontreal 0 #10 April 20, 2002 Glad you made it Per!!!But that was a "little close". I understand the mechanics of this jump........... but we can all take this as a little reminder about pull altitude...... and altitude awareness!!!Thanks for posting this as I just keep watching this over and over!!!Jump SafeKent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #11 April 21, 2002 So, thinking my office must have a better computer than me, I tried unsuccessfully to download it there and watch it. So I came home, and, as I was getting sleepy, I decided to try to download this and watch it really quick before I head off to bed. Surprise, it worked. And now, I can't sleep.Holy fuck! That was close.Glad he was o.k.'Nuff said.Ciels and Pinks-MicheleIf you really want to, you can seize the day; if you really want to, you can fly away...~enya~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
