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Old 10-27-2010, 13:58   #1
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Thumbs up Crash landing............
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Interesting..............

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Old 10-27-2010, 14:45   #2
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Looks like a bad PLF...
I would like to see the ground camera angle.
How did his chute fail??

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Old 10-27-2010, 14:56   #3
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I live near Perris, CA which is one of the most popular sky diving locations in the U.S. and often see those things flying around. They look like a disaster looking for a place to happen. I've heard that they're tricky to fly in even light winds.
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Old 10-27-2010, 15:45   #4
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A lot of these are down by Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego...
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Old 10-27-2010, 18:51   #5
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He was taking off toward High Tension Power Lines!! In his effort to be well clear of them, he stalled that puppy!! It's a Ram Air Canopy and if you look, his right hand comes into view well below eye level just before he augered!!

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