You wake and suddenly you're no longer on the plane! But what are your chances and how do you increase your odds of surviving a fall from the cruising altitude of an airliner?
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SOURCES:
POPULAR MECHANICS, THE FREE FALL RESEARCH PAGE (GREEN HARBOUR), PHYSLINK, BBC, NY TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, SCIENCE ABC, LA TIMES, TELEGRAPH, PARACHUTE HISTORY, THE STANDARD, DROPZONE.COM, PCPRG, ENGINEERING TOOL BOX, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, RESEARCHGATE, NHS.
EXTRA VIEWING:
MICHAEL HOLMES PARACHUTE FAILURE
https://youtu.be/hFSp-SRGhNs
EXTRA READING:
LANDING TECHNIQUES
https://www.dropzone.com/articles/safety/how-to-land-a-parachute-in-a-tree-r1113
INCIDENT LOG
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffincident.html
FALLING MATH
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/math.html
PHYSICS OF SKYDIVING
https://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae536.cfm
SURVIVAL STORIES
http://www.parachutehistory.com/other/bonusday.html
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html
MUSIC [In order of play):
Night On A Bare Mountain
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Tame The Shrew
Twilight Mischief
Sailing Close To The Wind
Firefly
Devious Thoughts
Dazzle
[all available from Audio Networks]