I have seen several people mention that this man planned and caried it out in a deliberate "cold blooded way".
Does this mean that suicide is a "hot blooded" thing that happens on the spur of the moment? No, this is rarely the case. As many of us know severe depression is related to chemical imbalances in the brain (this is why it can be treated with medication and sometimes therapy is not effective).
Why choose skydiving and "tarnish" our sport? Maybe it was the only way he could feel comfortable. Some people feel comfortable with sleeping pills, others with firearms. Seems natural (as natural as this can get) to me that a skydiver would want to go out this way.
This mans reality was severely warped during the days/weeks/whatever that he made this decision.
Can any of us really imagine feeling sad/unhappy/unloved/useless/hated/etc all the time??
No wonder then that we are having so much trouble understanding why he did it.
I don't think we should try to understand because every suicide is a tragedy, however it is commited.
I am not condoning or condemning this man's actions just adding my view in the hope that someone will find it helpfull. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
George Bernard Shaw