I wonder about the Pilot's actions after the fun began?
Having done some Jumping many years ago myself....and have flown Jumpers in both Airplanes and Helicopters as a Pilot...I would have slowed right down.....to minimize the force of the wind on the Extractor Chute....and as a Jumper I would have grabbed the Extractor Chute by its top and thus collapsed the chute and enabling me to control it with minimum force.
This was a very dangerous situation and am really glad it worked out the way it did.....the Jumpers did a good job all things considered.
Last edited by SASless; 8th Jul 2013 at 14:53.