Big Brass Ones. 17,500 feet on a paramotor.

[AngryRooster]

Ran across this today. Thought it was pretty cool.... insane, but cool.

 

[mbills2223]

I'm actually surprised that thing can stay airborne with such big stones onboard.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Meh. once you get over 100' in the air, it doesnt make much difference how much higher you go. You're still going to be equally dead.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Meh. once you get over 100' in the air, it doesnt make much difference how much higher you go. You're still going to be equally dead.

Yeah, but you'll have longer to think about it...

 

[mbills2223]

Meh. once you get over 100' in the air, it doesnt make much difference how much higher you go. You're still going to be equally dead.

I can tell you there will be more **** in my pants falling from 17000 feet versus falling from 100 feet. Even if I don't fall, there will be more **** in my pants.

 

[phylodog]

Meh. once you get over 100' in the air, it doesnt make much difference how much higher you go. You're still going to be equally dead.

You are correct and I am terrified of heights. I did enjoy skydiving though, took everything I had to step out of that plane (both times) but I absolutely loved the 60 second free fall. Once the chute opened the butterflies swarmed my gut and I just wanted down, right that instant lol.

I give the kid credit for going anything over 20' in that thing. No way.

 

[MRockwell]

Ballsy to say the least.

I'm surprised he did that without supplemental oxygen.


I think I will stick to flying with some hp in front and aluminum wrapped around in the form of a cessna.

edit: did anyone catch where he is from? EditEdit: Looks like Florida from his other videos. So starting point was basically sea level.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Ballsy to say the least.

I'm surprised he did that without supplemental oxygen.


I think I will stick to flying with some hp in front and aluminum wrapped around in the form of a cessna.

edit: did anyone catch where he is from? EditEdit: Looks like Florida from his other videos. So starting point was basically sea level.

Florida man... well that explains a lot!

 

[ljk]

He's been flying for a long time, he went out and did it, legally, took some calculated risk based on his experience, under ideal conditions, and had a lot fun.

Two thumbs up from me.


This is one from 3 years ago.

 

[Gunmetalgray]

Definitely some brass ones to go to 17.5k ft in that thing.
But queue up the AC/DC, cause this wing suit guy had the biggest balls of them all, platinum perhaps... yes, had. RIP.

 

[Twangbanger]

I saw the video where Tucker Gott did this a few years ago. Altitude is your friend - the ground is the limit - and I know he's paying attention to what airspace he's in, but I would want no part of playing with the Big Boys with no radar to tell you what's around you. In that thing you have no awareness and no speed to avoid _any_ thing else up there. You are basically trusting the other guy to avoid you. NO way for me.

The other thing is taking off so close to those houses. I would be afraid of the wing stalling and folding and not getting enough altitude to miss one of them. I think once it's up in the air it might be fun, where you have enough time to react if something happens, but do not trust myself to get that thing off the ground where my body power plays a role in successful takeoff.

 

[2tonic]

Meh. once you get over 100' in the air, it doesnt make much difference how much higher you go. You're still going to be equally dead.

True, true....but when you're coming down from that altitude, all that matters is what you do in that last hundred feet.
Like @DoggyDaddy said, you have a lot longer to think up some Wile E. Coyote scheme to save your ass.
Or leave the wife a farewell message on the Go pro, and the combination to your gun safe.

 

[PapaScout]

I can tell you there will be more **** in my pants falling from 17000 feet versus falling from 100 feet. Even if I don't fall, there will be more **** in my pants.

I pooped my pants just watching the video. That's crazy!