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From: mark@nyit.UUCP (Mark Smith)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Skydive into the Rain Forest
Message-ID: <224@nyit.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 01:10:32 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 24 01:10:32 1986
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     The jump into the rain forest, as I know it, was made for several
     reasons.  One, it would much less disturb the natural environment
     then a loud and foul helicoptor. And two, flying a helicoptor onto
     it has already been done.  The skydiving part of the show also an
     added selling point to the public. (How many conversations, would
     have been floating around on the net without the jumping part?)

     What I don't understand is how did the experienced skydivers make
     the worst landings.  I saw it, and as I was looking, the skydiver who
     broke her leg, didn't even flare for her landing.  She came in fast
     and heavy into the side of a hill, with all its consequences.  I could
     understand, if she was taking pictures and she miscalculated something
     horrible, but the show didn't say or point out anything like that.

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				Mark Smith

				NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory
				Old Westbury, New York
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