[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Apr-08-01 AT 10:32 AM (PST)[/font][p]I´ve been offline for a while, but still up to date on things, sorry for this late to the matter post, and bringing the subject back on top, but I feel it needed to be brought up.
3 experienced BASErs have died after videoing other jumpers in freefall from a back to earth position on big walls and initiating deployment sequence too late. Wazzup? is the video cameraman prioritizing his video as opposed to safety, Is there a common bug in the programming of the human mind that allows this priority substitution? Could they have thought in FF."(Wow! What a
great video I am making! I´ve got them centered, and this is my priority now as opposed to Opening before impact"?) I think not. The closest parallel I know of is from the movie; "The Gypsy Moths" (in which Carl Boenish filmed the FF in some of the scenes). When asked about flying the wingsuit and the dangers involved, by a whuffo, the reply was that "Everything can go so good that you don´t want to end it [by opening the parachute]"....Or something to that effect. Check it out and you can gain an insight. Contact the USPA and see what you can find out about "Temporal Distortion studies done by the US Military". Don Y. had some pretty interesting reports, actual time elapsed vs perceived time elapsed in high stress situations. Or does anyone else have any ideas why 3 have fallen under this scenario?
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