10-15-2012, 16:30
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AWESOME! Well, except for the face-plant landing. 
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10-15-2012, 16:34
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AWESOME! Well, except for the face-plant landing.
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Hey, the winds were out of the East at 5 to 10 knots .... errrrr ..... outta the West .... errrr .... coming from the ridge ..... 
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10-15-2012, 16:53
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Mach 1.24 (833.9 MPH)!
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Big deal! I did that coming down the Brauneck on a pair of White Stars once.
Didn''t get credit for it though.
Felix made a better landing than I did. I'm surprised he could do a stand up with balls that big. Congrats!
And yes, I was drunk.
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10-15-2012, 17:30
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Big deal! I did that coming down the Brauneck on a pair of White Stars once.
Didn''t get credit for it though.
Felix made a better landing than I did. I'm surprised he could do a stand up with balls that big. Congrats!
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Then you may fall into the category "Probably, but not verified" with Locheed test pilot Bill Weaver. He and his test engineer had an SR-71 break up around them at 78,000' and Mach 3.2, also over New Mexico. He survived but the rear seater didn't.
http://www.barthworks.com/aviation/sr71breakup.htm
I lived in the area and remember it well.
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10-15-2012, 19:10
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I didn't mean to come across as disrespectful to the feat that Mr. Baumgartner achieved. Perhaps it was a poor choice of words as I wasn't being literal. The team assembled to complete his stratosphere jump is an impressive group of professionals with a wealth of expertise. Nor would I minimize the time, money and energy invested. I heard that his suit is being looked at my NASA as a foundation for future spacesuit designs.
I knew Col. Kittinger (Ret.) set his own jumping record from a high altitude balloon, but am unfamiliar with the other incident mentioned.
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You didn't come off as disrespectful, it was just that I did think the feat was that great, it's been done before decades ago. Jumping with no parachute and expecting to live IMO is much crazier!
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10-15-2012, 21:28
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You didn't come off as disrespectful, it was just that I did think the feat was that great, it's been done before decades ago. Jumping with no parachute and expecting to live IMO is much crazier!
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Good point, Team Sergeant. I admit I was wowed. But then I am an Air Force type.
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10-15-2012, 21:32
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Hey, the winds were out of the East at 5 to 10 knots .... errrrr ..... outta the West .... errrr .... coming from the ridge ..... |
Spoken like a true Air Force spotter.
I think he must have been the DZSO for a jump or two I was on as well.
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10-16-2012, 17:02
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Probably the greatest 'jump' in the history of 'jumps'.... 
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10-23-2012, 03:41
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Mr. Baumgartner was a guest on this morning's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The video of the interview is here. He had a HD camera on his suit and they showed a few seconds of his spin.
The footage will be part of a National Geographic special that will air by and by.
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10-23-2012, 16:54
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Probably the greatest 'jump' in the history of 'jumps'.... |
I don't know, did he kill anyone when he hit the ground?
IMHO, there are a lot of paratroopers from WWII who would disagree with you.
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10-24-2012, 00:31
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I don't know, did he kill anyone when he hit the ground?
IMHO, there are a lot of paratroopers from WWII who would disagree with you.
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That's true.
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