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uitgewis on Oct 16, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Fell 15,000 Feet and Lived

Unlikely. The only reason he was able to survive IMO is that his pilot chute deployed, slowing him down.

tim333 on Oct 16, 2017 | [–]

Survival without a chute seems to involve hitting some large object that slows you like a tree or a bendy roof.

Here's a pic of the roof that saved one guy http://cdn2.fella.com/2016/06/20151717/Magee-11.jpg

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee)

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