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Yes, Kittinger is the man walking Felix through the procedures. This is the Dynamic Duo of high altitude jumping. I felt a shiver listening to them, this is a d
by raganwald 14y ago
Yes, Kittinger is the man walking Felix through the procedures. This is the Dynamic Duo of high altitude jumping. I felt a shiver listening to them, this is a day I think I will tell my children about.
p.s. Kittinger is 84!
- toomuchtodo 14y agoLooks like the freefall duration record wasn't beaten :(
- raganwald 14y agoI'm personally wondering of Felix did that deliberately to leave Joe in the record books.
- colkassad 14y agoHe was also complaining just before that that his visor was fogged over. Perhaps he deployed because of that.
- e28eta 14y agoMy guess is that because he went so much faster initially, he covered a further distance faster. I haven't done the math, and he definitely deployed early, but it still seems plausible to me
- noinput 14y agoThanks for catching this. The simple fact he was so excited for Felix cheering him on the whole time really added a wonderful dynamic to the event.