Title: 2 wingsuit flyers BASE jump into a plane in mid-air. A Door In The Sky Source:
YT URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9sNrOlK-I Published:Nov 29, 2017 Author:Red Bull Post Date:2017-11-29 22:02:16 by X-15 Keywords:None Views:343 Comments:5
"French wingsuit flyers recently completed an unbelievable stunt following a B.A.S.E. jump from the top of the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland. Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, known as the Soul Flyers, caught up with and flew into a plane in mid-air.
As part of their project A Door in the Sky, which they had spent several months training for by completing more than 100 test flights in Empuriabrava in Spain, the duo B.A.S.E jumped from the top of the Jungfrau, one of Europe’s highest mountains, and flew into a Pilatus Porter light aircraft in mid-air. Now that's a different way to catch a flight."
It doesn't strike me as being particularly impressive. I can see why it would be attempted, but control is pretty good in those suits. The biggest & only danger would be the prop.
Now do this into a helicopter, then I'll be impressed!
Hey they want recognition, that's the way to get it!
Those guys already have enough problems trying to avoid smacking into the ground, now you want giant whirling blades involved - chop chop!!
Not to mention the downwash from the copter blades screwing up their entry at the last second. Naturally they'd need to compensate by aiming higher. :)