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Old 18th Feb 2016, 15:24
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BEagle
 
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I recall the tragic occasion some years ago when several jumpers made fatal dents in the Antarctic.

I've always suspected that failure to apply temperature correction to their altimeters caused them to deploy their canopies lower than they intended, with a higher vertical velocity than planned.

I trust that our Russian chums won't make a similar error.
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