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> died from flying too close to terrain Is that a euphemism for crashing into the ground?
by Simon_says 9y ago
> died from flying too close to terrain
Is that a euphemism for crashing into the ground?
- jdietrich 9y agoBASE wingsuit fliers tend to skim just above the surface of a slope rather than flying at higher altitude. You'll see it a lot if you watch GoPro videos. This is phenomenally dangerous in a powered aircraft, but it's near-suicidal if you're flying a wingsuit.
- jandrese 9y agoBut it makes for awesome GoPro footage[1] so people keep doing it. When you see people flying so low that they have to weave between trees you know that they're going to make a mistake or hit an unexpected gust of wind and kill themselves sooner rather than later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzwvyzzfjk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzwvyzzfjk
- gnaritas 9y agoThat guy will be dead soon, it's only luck that he isn't yet.
- ProAm 9y agoHe died earlier this year.
- gnaritas 9y agoNot the least bit surprised.
- jandrese 9y agoI didn't go out to find a video of someone who died, but I guess if you're looking for videos of people doing insanely dangerous stunts it shouldn't be a surprise. FYI, here's the article on his death. Yes, he died just as you would have expected: jumping off of a mountain with in a wingsuit. http://globalnews.ca/news/3219444/canadian-wingsuit-flyer-graham-dickinson-dies-during-base-jump-in-china/ http://globalnews.ca/news/3219444/canadian-wingsuit-flyer-gr...
- bartread 9y agoIndeed: that was amazing footage but clearly no margin for error. If you're doing that kind of thing routinely it's bound to kill you sooner or later.
- perilunar 9y agoNot to be confused with "controlled flight into terrain".