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Old 23rd Jun 2014, 12:26
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Well if it was a mal then he should have got off it, but pretty sure it wasn't and looked like a perfectly good canopy to me. The BPA limitations for display jumping are min DZ width 50 Metres, min DZ area 5,000 Sq Metres and max wind speed 20kts, I believe the Falcs adhere to these limitations and also impose extra lims as well.

Looked at the footage several times and at best he was crosswind and at worst downwind. Never let ambition outweigh ability, if you're not going to make it then bail into a safe area, I've bailed twice on displays and although somewhat embarrassing I walked away and so did the crowd.

Suspect there will be several Hats On, No Coffee interviews happening at BZN this morning. Best of luck to the poor lady injured, bet that will be expensive for MoD, but then again not half as expensive as a RSI Typing injury
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