Friday, 10 March 2017

Unplanned Freefall? Some Survival Tips

quote [ Let's say your jet blows apart at 35,000 feet. You exit the aircraft, and you begin to descend independently. Now what? ]
[SFW] [do it yourSElf] [+6 Informative]
[by arrowhen@7:24pmGMT]

Comments

sanepride said @ 8:05pm GMT on 10th Mar
Yeah, I remember reading this many years ago.
I guess the most useful thing here is that, assuming you're unlucky enough to be concious during your plummet to certain death, at least it gives you something to think about besides your certain death.
shiftace said @ 10:03pm GMT on 10th Mar
swan dive.
captainstubing said @ 10:51pm GMT on 10th Mar
How long before airlines do the right thing and offer everyone a wing suit?

If hot towels can be supplied and handed out with tongs, then comfy wing suits can't be beyond our reach.
hellboy said @ 4:48pm GMT on 11th Mar
The prevailing trend is charging more money for less service.
Hactar said @ 12:37pm GMT on 13th Mar
I am falling of a mountain,
I am plummeting through space,
you may see this does not please me
by the frown upon my face.

As the ground keeps getting nearer,
it's a simple task to tell
that I've got a slight dilemma,
that my day's not going well.

My velocity;s increasing,
I am dropping like a stone,
I could do with some assistance,
is there someone I can phone?

Though I'm unafraid of falling,
I am prompted to relate
that the landing has me worried,
and I don't have long to wait.

I am running out of options,
there's just one thing left to try --
in the next eleven seconds,
I have got to learn to fly!

-Jack Prelutsky

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