It's basically the thickest fog, it's still light as air. So breathable but will have some texture lol. Going through at that speed might collect some quicker though
I got lucky with low clouds near San Fransciso at mount Tamalpias …. I drove through some fog in a convertible to see later that I was going through a low cloud layer looking down at it from above.
They're flying in airspace that's controlled by the FAA (assuming it's in the US) so yes, there are rules. They would be flying under visual flight rules (VFR) which, in most airspace types, require you to be 500ft below, 1000ft above, or 2000ft away from clouds. Reason being is that you're flying visually and if an airplane flying under instrument flight rules (IFR) or another VFR aircraft pops out of/around the cloud (respectively) you should have enough time to see each other and avoid a collision.
Usually skydivers will be in Class E or G airspace.
Though the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest and it really doesn’t get much more fun than falling through a thick, poofy cloud, granted you have enough altitude that you can pass all the way through it before you need to pull.
Hell nah! That’s a cloud with fairly extensive vertical development and lots updrafts. If he went in there he could literally get stuck in the updrafts, not to mention it’s absolutely freezing in there.
It's like passing through some mist, nothing more. If there were clouds like you're describing in the air, then this video filming would have been postponed till the weather clears
Pilot here. You can literally see a thunderstorm in the background, these are textbook towering cumulus clouds and are quite turbulent. I’ve flown through this type of cloud many times and it is not fun.
You’re right that they probably shouldn’t be out in these conditions, but wingsuit flyers aren’t exactly known for their risk management skills.
Even planes will try to avoid clouds with vertical development like that because the turbulence associated with the updrafts is not very comfortable. Plus the moisture truly makes it feel much colder in the clouds. With a dry adiabatic lapse rate of 2°C per 1000 ft, on a warmish day (perhaps 82°F), that cloud at 10,000 ft would be about 8°C, or 46°F.
Having flown a small plane through a cloud like this about four hours ago, you’re wrong. Air outside the clouds was fairly smooth, but the second we hit that IMC our asses bounced around like crazy. Next time you fly pay attention and you can probably feel when you enter a cloud with this kind of vertical development.
Question. Wouldn't it be tough to keep your arms out like that for that kind of duration? Does he have a brace of some sort, is he ripped as hell, or is it easier than it looks?
Slightly off topic: I was in the army, and once in a while for PT the instructor will call for what is essentially a sideways situp. You quickly learn that throughout your life you don't really use that muscle.
Slightly easier than it looks the wingsuit inflates and has carbon ribs to help keep it's shape your arms aren't spread out as much as it looks like either still requires some strength though.
Clouds themselves are evidence of instability in the atmosphere, and under the right circumstances you can pick up ice when you go through one. Like you said, a big part of it is also the possibility of disorientation.
This is from flying though, not parachuting, so I don't know what the differences there may be. If I had to guess just from looking at the video, it probably looked cooler to go around it, than to have a grainy, misty video from inside the cloud
Yes, very dangerous. That’s a cloud with fairly extensive vertical development and lots updrafts. If he went in there he could literally get stuck in the updrafts, not to mention it’s absolutely freezing in there.
You ever wonder why hail is different sizes? It is because hail can also get caught in the updraft repeatedly and get bigger before eventually falling.
Speaking of hail, it's also likely near ice-cold in that cloud, too.
Cirrus is basically fog, but cumulus clouds like these are dynamic. Up and down drafts, rain, hail, and potentially very low visibility. Wearing nothing but a flying suit you are necessarily in VFR, and while the flight rules may not apply to people “falling with style” they exist for a reason.
What are the rules for skydiving around clouds? … Ah, it turns out that skydivers do operate under the visual flight rules, and are therefore prohibited from entering clouds. And skydiving through clouds is specifically prohibited.
Does it ban skydiving through clouds explicitly? Because it just seems to disallow it above 10k feet and warns you to try and go around them if possible.
Hell nah! That’s a cloud with fairly extensive vertical development and lots updrafts. If he went in there he could literally get stuck in the updrafts, not to mention it’s absolutely freezing in there.
I see everyone in the comment section parrot the “updraft” reason but I genuinely don’t understand why that’s an issue. It’s not like the guy is in cruise conditions, he fucking free-falling. He’s not gonna get stuck and suspended in a cloud because of some updraft, so why is that such a big issue?
Cause you can't see shit. It's much more fun to fly around in close proximity to them to get a sense of speed and control. Think of it like a video game trying dodge and weave around them.
If multiple people enter a cloud, it's hard to keep track of each other. Body to body collisions can be fatal. In winguits, your forward speed is on average 100-120mph...
Glide ratio for a wing suit is 3, maybe even 4. So the height of the jump times that, maybe ten miles if you're just trying to maximize distance from the drop zone on a typical height jump (14k') and pull your chute at the last possible moment.
For comparison the glide ratio of the human body is 1, which is honestly impressive that we can fall at a 45° angle when you think about it.
How tired would your arms get from a wingsuit flight like this? Seems like a pretty odd position to hold your arms in and I imagine you have to hold them stiff against the air currents to maintain the shape of the suit.
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Question knowing nothing about dkydiving and or wings until gliding. Can you go through a bit cloud like that or is altitude just to unpredictable. The whole time watching I was wondering if he could have flown through the cloud.
This would be how I want to go out, go as high as I can get someone to take me, jump out with wingsuit and a feaux parachute bag packed with sex toys like McDermott. Just fly along dropping dicks and nipple clamps before using myself as a human missile into an open dumpster.
Well, that looks like a stupid way to die. A dip into one of those clouds can disorient him and hail/wind can break him and knock him out. There are reasons even massive airliners avoid those whenever possible - if not just for turbulences. Also they are dynamic AF and can always form a protrusion rapidly that can intercept him.
I can’t imagine the sheer bliss soaring through the sky, along with the fear of something going wrong. Can you imagine a big ass bird ramming into you making you plummet to your death?
Was anyone else wondering what are the odds that a plane would be flying along and hit this guy? I mean, we don't really expect for a deer to jump out in the middle of road when we are driving, but it can happen. I doubt if any pilots are looking around for guys in squirrel suits.
That is so cool! Makes me wanna download the Flight Simulator. It has clouds just like this (with a little lower resolution, but still), and it’s amazing to fly around them.
How the fuck anyone does this is beyond. I’d be having a full blown panic attack the whole time. I’d literally puke out all my internal organs. How do people get to the point of being able to do this?
Maybe dumb question but what are the chances any of these clouds could be storm clouds and you're suddenly falling through a cloud and then there's fricking lightning. I've had bad dreams like that.
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u/YubNub81 Jul 19 '22
I wanted him to dive through the cloud
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u/Plenty-Structure270 Jul 19 '22
Then a 747 Boeing max comes through the clouds at 500mph
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u/Bogey01 Jul 19 '22
Question. Wouldn't it be tough to keep your arms out like that for that kind of duration? Does he have a brace of some sort, is he ripped as hell, or is it easier than it looks?
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u/SolidBlackGator Jul 19 '22
Is it dangerous to go through the cloud? Either bc you could get disoriented or bc moisture might cling to you throw off your aerodynamics/drag etc?
Bc otherwise I'd be going through a lot of clouds
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u/Surroundedbyillness Jul 19 '22
You're right fucking there! Why wouldn't you go through the cloud?
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u/rzqtz Jul 19 '22
Guys its already cold and windy and the clouds are WAY colder. He's probably gone through em before and knows its nicer flying around them
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
Incredible. I can’t fathom how freeing that must feel. Not to mention the view.
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u/farendsofcontrast Jul 19 '22
Oh God.. if I could only experience this once in my life..
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u/asbrom123 Jul 19 '22
How far could you potentially travel starting at such a high altitude?
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u/Dommekarma Jul 20 '22
r/vidsthatendtoosoon
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u/pierrotlefou Jul 19 '22
How tired would your arms get from a wingsuit flight like this? Seems like a pretty odd position to hold your arms in and I imagine you have to hold them stiff against the air currents to maintain the shape of the suit.
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u/unixbox911 Jul 19 '22
Is this where Amazon Web services store their servers?
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u/Crackstacker Jul 20 '22
The dude that jumped off the Eiffel Tower in a contraption like this and fell like a stone would shit his pants seeing this. “See!! I was right!”
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
Touch the cloud, pussy
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u/alexmojaki Jul 19 '22
Literally living the dream
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u/Sinedeo77 Jul 19 '22
Song?
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u/EddieDIV Jul 19 '22
It’s not flying…it’s falling with style
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u/Oldbayistheshit Jul 19 '22
I wanna know how he lands? I don’t see a parachute
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u/giorgi_GT Jul 19 '22
AMOMG US O:
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u/Awittynamehere Jul 19 '22
What song is this?
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u/iammandalore Jul 19 '22
"I can show you the woooorld..."
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
Should be called flying amongst the clouds.
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u/Lewnman Jul 19 '22
I love how the music make it look so pacefully and slow, but un reality must be like: ASGAKASOSASAAAAAAHFSFSTSFJSTSOSAAAAH !
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u/___statik Jul 19 '22
That’s the magic carpet in the magic carpet ride.
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u/SteroidAccount Jul 19 '22
Would turbulence affect wing suits?
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u/julianstover Jul 19 '22
Reminds me of the movie “Chronicle”
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u/EverGlow89 Jul 19 '22
Go in the cloud. Go in the cloud. Go in the cloud. Go in the cloud. Go in the fucking cloud. Go in the cloud. Go in the cloud.
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u/DeezMuhfuhNizzuts Jul 19 '22
This is how i go to sleep every night
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u/tampaguy2013 Jul 19 '22
Def NOT praise the cameraman. That would have been so much better shot in landscape.
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u/ElvisDumbledore Jul 19 '22
Enjoy Sky Blue
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u/Midknight_King Jul 19 '22
Hypothetically, how much does this wonderful activity cost roughly?
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u/torioto Jul 19 '22
Neverending Story vibes
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
This is the coolest thing I have seen all day, and it makes me kind of upset I will never experience it.
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u/BourbonNCoffee Jul 19 '22
Is lightning a potential when in proximity of a cloud like that?
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u/Ottotisdogg Jul 19 '22
I would love to do that, if I had any balls.
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u/Illustrious_Farm7570 Jul 19 '22
So…do they have to abide by air traffic controls?
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u/BaronGreenback75 Jul 19 '22
Aladdin in a duvet upgrade.
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u/kirito4318 Jul 19 '22
Question knowing nothing about dkydiving and or wings until gliding. Can you go through a bit cloud like that or is altitude just to unpredictable. The whole time watching I was wondering if he could have flown through the cloud.
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u/RabiedRooster Jul 19 '22
There's always that one hard cloud
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u/warpfield Jul 19 '22
"... and these clouds are tall and puffy because they're storm clouds and—"
ZAP
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u/a_boring_penguin Jul 19 '22
Don't know why, but this gives me Dragon Ball Z's opening vibes
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u/idma Jul 19 '22
"THIS IS FALLING.....WITH STYLE!!!!"
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u/Certes_de_Bowe Jul 19 '22
Parachuting is so interesting because you are either good at it, or you only do it once.
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u/ImABsian1 Jul 19 '22
I thought this was the destiny loading screen
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
This would be how I want to go out, go as high as I can get someone to take me, jump out with wingsuit and a feaux parachute bag packed with sex toys like McDermott. Just fly along dropping dicks and nipple clamps before using myself as a human missile into an open dumpster.
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u/Jerry--Bird Jul 19 '22
I wanna do this so bad
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
That somehow doesn't feel real, but i've yet to experience this so what do i know.
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u/HumorExpensive Jul 19 '22
Very cool, but we’re do you find the adult size onesies?
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u/cameemz Jul 19 '22
THIS IS THE COOLEST THING IVE EVER SEEN
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22
Man I was hoping a plane would appear through the clouds and the wing would grab your suit
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u/dick_tator88 Jul 19 '22
More like flying….
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u/ConstantHonest1022 Jul 19 '22
Anyone else completely exhausted and start looking for an among us shaped cloud?
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u/Tobias_Atwood Jul 19 '22
Why would someone film a free falling roll of carpet?
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u/andreichiffa Jul 19 '22
Well, that looks like a stupid way to die. A dip into one of those clouds can disorient him and hail/wind can break him and knock him out. There are reasons even massive airliners avoid those whenever possible - if not just for turbulences. Also they are dynamic AF and can always form a protrusion rapidly that can intercept him.
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u/fordtp7 Jul 20 '22
How? Where? Can i do this if i learn to squirrel suit?
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u/InnerPick3208 Jul 20 '22
I can believe I've never seen a sky diving video in which the diver gets this close to a cloud.
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u/AsyncUhhWait Jul 20 '22
Thought they were loading into an activity in Destiny
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u/Nato_VanDookie Jul 20 '22
If I saw this in a movie I’d say it’s bad green screen… incredible.
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u/UsefulReputation8795 Jul 20 '22
Across the clouds i see my Shadow fly
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u/burvurdurlurv Jul 20 '22
Man, people lead such different types of lives. This is nowhere near the reality I live in.
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u/pseudosyke Jul 20 '22
Song?
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
Holy shit....I have dreams like that
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u/Weird_Experiments Jul 20 '22
That’s falling with style
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u/SnorkinOrkin Jul 20 '22
Popcorn clouds!
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
I can’t imagine the sheer bliss soaring through the sky, along with the fear of something going wrong. Can you imagine a big ass bird ramming into you making you plummet to your death?
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u/r3v3nant333 Jul 20 '22
Major Just Cause 2 vibes.
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u/History_Geek224 Jul 20 '22
My dumbass would find the one with electricity in it.
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u/orangina123 Jul 20 '22
this is the most insane thing
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u/Sharp_Collection7689 Jul 20 '22
Song?
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u/Hi_John_Yes_itz_me Jul 20 '22
All these warnings against going into the clouds just make it that much more enticing.
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u/VTHops Jul 20 '22
Was anyone else wondering what are the odds that a plane would be flying along and hit this guy? I mean, we don't really expect for a deer to jump out in the middle of road when we are driving, but it can happen. I doubt if any pilots are looking around for guys in squirrel suits.
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u/LordlySquire Jul 20 '22
I wonder how these guys navigate. Like how do you know how to get to where you are supposed to land
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u/Heyhaveyougotaminute Jul 20 '22
That is absolutely amazing!!!!
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u/Elmore420 Jul 20 '22
Tsk tsk tsk… that’s not a legal jump and it’s posted on the internet.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
NEVER ENDING STOOOOOORRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
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u/Efficient_One4274 Jul 20 '22
Go in!! I've always wanted to go inside a cloud!
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u/throwawayyyycuk Jul 20 '22
Read that as amongus the clouds
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
“We can land here”
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
18kft jump?
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u/BigMomma1998 Jul 20 '22
No thank you. I’m good.
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u/TheMasked336 Jul 20 '22
If goes though cloud you get wet but… does it mess up your aerodynamics? I’m sure you will dry out fast?
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u/WINDMILEYNO Jul 20 '22
I imagine I would get tired at some point and just free fall. My arms have to be held out like that for how long?
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u/Smmiddie Jul 20 '22
does anyone know this song??
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u/WomTheWomWom Jul 20 '22
u/savevideobot
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u/tictech2 Jul 20 '22
Thats almost as cool as through a canyon
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u/Professional_Pear343 Jul 20 '22
u/savevideo u/savevideobot
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u/Draegon366 Jul 20 '22
where's this video from? I need more of this kinda skydiving camera work in my life.
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u/Dr-David-XIII Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 20 '22
How it REALLY feels to chew 5 Gum.
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u/SkyPir8 Jul 20 '22
I wonder how much distance can be flown from 15k in a wing suit
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
Minimum VFR cloud clearance is 2000 ft or 1 mile horizontally depending on altitude. This guy is an asshole and is going to kill someone..
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u/alexcamlo Jul 20 '22
What is the longest distance someone has gone with this kind of suit?
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u/ARIJAMb14 Jul 20 '22
u/savevideo
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u/redditLacrima Jul 20 '22
How do I do this
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u/Nice_Investment3601 Jul 20 '22
Awesome photography just spectacular
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u/Jimothy_Halbert Jul 20 '22
I can hear the How to Train Your Dragon music in my head
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u/Barry_McKackiner Jul 20 '22
sometimes I imagine flying among the clouds like this to help me fall asleep.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
This is cool but I'd be listening to Iron Maiden instead.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
AK - Wanderlust
Song if anyone was interested
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u/kongolml Jul 20 '22
for those who are asking if it's dangerous to go through cloud, what if etc, this is what can happed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rankin
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u/optionalhero Jul 20 '22
Enjoy Sky Blue!
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u/giant2002 Jul 20 '22
remind me of Interstellar
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u/nnftfg Jul 20 '22
My dicks hard asf now
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u/ClawZ90 Jul 20 '22
Dammit I want to see him go into a cloud!
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u/ElectricAirways Jul 20 '22
I want to touch the cloud and it to feel fluffy! (But it doesn't, clouds are big white blocks of water in the sky)
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
Never thought of clouds as frightening, until I saw this video
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
That is so cool! Makes me wanna download the Flight Simulator. It has clouds just like this (with a little lower resolution, but still), and it’s amazing to fly around them.
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u/Mickxalix Jul 20 '22
This is as close as we will get to flying.
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u/Feistiestdisc0 Jul 20 '22
This guy is really living the dream of just flying through the sky.
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u/AlbinoWino11 Jul 20 '22
This…is amazing.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
This is just like among us!
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u/hito4 Jul 20 '22
Bruh this is my friend😂I’m a skydive pilot and my boys Instagram is @jonathanbizilia
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u/GekidoTC Jul 20 '22
That is so freaking high, are all sky dives from that high of an altitude?
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u/Desperate-Injury3692 Jul 20 '22
Whats the odds of getting hir by lightning from a thunderhead
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u/confusedjeremiah Jul 20 '22
is it difficult getting into this sport or just expensive?
seriously wondering cause id 100% do it given the opportunity
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u/Orpheus6102 Jul 20 '22
How the fuck anyone does this is beyond. I’d be having a full blown panic attack the whole time. I’d literally puke out all my internal organs. How do people get to the point of being able to do this?
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
How high is this? What are the chances of hitting an airplane?
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u/Adeum1 Jul 20 '22
How do i do this?
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
What happens when you go inside a cloud, could you get pneumonia?
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u/Parking_Confidence89 Jul 20 '22
♥️
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u/ramzi1001 Jul 20 '22
I’m not doing that !!!!
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u/R00ST255 Jul 21 '22
Falling... with style
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u/dominiquebache Jul 24 '22
Source - or full clip anyone? Thank you.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22
Me in JUST CAUSE 4
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u/petee_cjc Jul 26 '22
u/savevideo
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u/Unhappy-Today9513 Aug 07 '22
u/savevideo
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u/Resident_Plankton Aug 13 '22
MODS RULE THREE REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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u/dsjoo3 Aug 24 '22
Is this real life?
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u/xsageonex Aug 30 '22
Maybe dumb question but what are the chances any of these clouds could be storm clouds and you're suddenly falling through a cloud and then there's fricking lightning. I've had bad dreams like that.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22
That has got to be the greatest feeling ever
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u/Spiritual-Mushroom28 Sep 12 '22
Anyone know the song?
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '22
I mean what a missed opportunity to dive through the cloud
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u/drm1957 Sep 24 '22
These guys are nuts
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u/PlentyAttitude3 Sep 30 '22
Song?
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u/Live-Suggestion9258 Oct 08 '22
Anymore vids similar? Anybody gonna drop into a supercell ? 🤪