All I can say is...WOW!

[FlyingFisherman]

Excuse me while I change my shorts...

http://home.insight.rr.com/shawnm92/stuff/flyby.wmv

 

[FracCapt]

Holy crap....and I thought I had a close call on deployment once....mine was NOTHING compared to his!

 

[Say Again Over]

Look at the weather they were jumping through, typical jump operation, lucky for the jump pilot that there wasn't a fatality.

 

[wrxpilot]

Damn. That guy probably thought he was a dead man.

 

[FlyingFisherman]

. .....

 

[avbug]

I don't see any unusual weather. After the break, the photographer is back to earth as he tracks away, and then rolls face to earth. Immediately the aircraft is visible below. He does an altimeter check and throws, and makes no effort to avoid the aircraft.

With all the freestyle and head down that's the rage these days, there's not a lot of looking for traffic. That should be as much a priority to jumpers as it is to pilots. Personally, I try to stay aware of my traffic situation as much as I can, and I'm always looking for aircraft and other jumpers.

The sky just isn't that big, any more.

 

[Bjammin]

WOW, what are the chances? It like an aircraft being hit by a meteor.

I'm sure the NTSB would still conclude "pilot error" somewhere in the accident investigation.

 

[2000flyer]

Bet you ten bucks the guy in the plane never saw him!

 

[NoPax]

That was a Chipmunk, an old RAF trainer used at University Air Squadron's in the UK, so the likelyhood of the two pilots inside (assuming it wasn't a solo) looking outside for a jumper is remote.

Chipmunks have been out of commission for quite a while now - maybe 8-9 years. (it was also the first airplane I got to take a ride in).

I was once told of a midair between a jumper and a Warrior...the jumper broke his ankle, and the warrior suffered damage to the stabilator, and crashed.

 

[Eagleflip]

Had a similar close call with a Piper Arrow many moons ago jumping at Franklin County near Raleigh. Wasn't as close a call--maybe came within 50 yards of the aircraft, but at least I saw it before falling through his altitude. Since he had a little "line of sight rate," I knew I was going to miss him. Probably.

His Arrow was orange and white, and the pilot was wearing a white shirt. I bet he never saw me.

 

[Diesel]

I was up at a jump zone up at v489 by coate in the NY area. Most of you guys hear them going as bluesky1.

Well i happen to be in the area so i stopped by. They were playing this tape of this tandem jump and during the jump a Continental 757 went right by the. The figure the time from the impact was less than half a second. There is no doubt the cockpit saw them because they fell right infront of them.

Now that was a video.

 

[TrafficInSight]

That was a Chipmunk, an old RAF trainer used at University Air Squadron's in the UK, so the likelyhood of the two pilots inside (assuming it wasn't a solo) looking outside for a jumper is remote.

Chipmunks have been out of commission for quite a while now - maybe 8-9 years. (it was also the first airplane I got to take a ride in).

I was once told of a midair between a jumper and a Warrior...the jumper broke his ankle, and the warrior suffered damage to the stabilator, and crashed.

stabilator damage is kind of an understatement. The jumper knocked the stabilator clean off.

 

[FN FAL]

I opened once with a 172 bearing down on me, you could hear it coming. He saw me and made and made quick bank to avoid me, so with nothing left to do but wave I gave the guy both middle fingers. You should have seen the look on that Elmer Fudd's face!

In these cases, do you think those guys are making mental note to stay the hell off the top of dropzones in the future?

 

[FracCapt]

Look at the weather they were jumping through, typical jump operation, lucky for the jump pilot that there wasn't a fatality.

Yeah....those damm skydivers....jump out below the clouds, with nothing between them and the ground but clear sky...how much more stupid can you get?!

 

[say again]

Bet you ten bucks the guy in the plane never saw him!

I'll see your ten and raise you a million!!! Some crazy $hit!!!!!

 

[avbug]

Some crazy $hit!!!!!

Exactly how?

 

[Say Again Over]

Capt Frac

To the average person it may appear as you say,

[Yeah....those damm skydivers....jump out below the clouds, with nothing between them and the ground but clear sky...how much more stupid can you get?! /QUOTE]

I have more than 2000 skydives, many wearing two different types of cameras, the short clip I looked at begins at the break off altitude (That jump probably began around 14,000 ft), at many large drop zones spotting is accomplished by the pilot by means of a GPS receiver for obvious reasons, take another look at the sky conditions, the jumper is probably 1800 - 2000 ft.

Cheers:beer:

 

[avbug]

I have more than 2000 skydives, many wearing two different types of cameras, the short clip I looked at begins at the break off altitude (That jump probably began around 14,000 ft), at many large drop zones spotting is accomplished by the pilot by means of a GPS receiver for obvious reasons, take another look at the sky conditions, the jumper is probably 1800 - 2000 ft.

Ah...yeah.

Frac Capt is a skydiver, and in case you didn't notice (you didn't), his comment was intended as ironic. Tongue in cheeck. Humor. Sarcasm.

I think he understood, perfectly, hence his commentary worded the way it is.

 

[Say Again Over]

Sorry I did not know that, apologies Capt Frac.:0

EFS

 

[avbug]

I wouldn't worry about it...he was doing what you were doing...the sport benifits by enhancing public understanding, and the sport is often misunderstood. Especially in the aviation community. It's a safe, legitimate sport, and a legitimate and genuine part of the aviation community. Explaining that is never a bad thing.