Matt Hall loads his pants!
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Matt Hall loads his pants!
pics say it all.
great flying or luck?
great flying or luck?
"I felt I was having a fairly good run,” Hall said. “I might have skipped twice on the water. It’s a very disappointing result for me. It’s the motor racing equivalent of touching the wall."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvH-U8DiJKQ
Just looks like a completely idiotic thing to be doing, IMO!
I still remember the carnage of top level motor racing in the 60's and 70's when many of the best in the business died:
Clark, McLaren, Courage, Rindt, Moss (almost) etc
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Just looks like a completely idiotic thing to be doing, IMO!
I still remember the carnage of top level motor racing in the 60's and 70's when many of the best in the business died:
Clark, McLaren, Courage, Rindt, Moss (almost) etc
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Qualifying Highlights, Windsor :: Red Bull Air Race Videos
- bit more detailed than forkies :P - once you skip past the promo stuff at the start.
- bit more detailed than forkies :P - once you skip past the promo stuff at the start.
These guys are seriously nuts!!!!
Aviation is as safe as eggs, until something like this happens & proves it otherwise. It was bound to happen as we saw a few months ago & heaven forbid it will most likely get worse (with the obvious results). Trouble is where do you draw the line? Risks, it's all about risks, calculated ones mostly.
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Aviation is as safe as eggs, until something like this happens & proves it otherwise. It was bound to happen as we saw a few months ago & heaven forbid it will most likely get worse (with the obvious results). Trouble is where do you draw the line? Risks, it's all about risks, calculated ones mostly.
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Well they wouldn't do it if it wasn't dangerous really, would they, that's probably what makes it a buzz for the pilots, I can see that, if I had the skills and money and physical conditioning and... I could see me giving it a go.
You only live once.
You only live once.
Here is a list of the most dangerous sports in the World.
Cheerleading comes in at No.1 ... Pylon Racing ... No. 52
Most Dangerous Sports - Top Ten List
No, I don't know how they rate them.
Should we ban Cheerleading?
Cheerleading comes in at No.1 ... Pylon Racing ... No. 52
Most Dangerous Sports - Top Ten List
No, I don't know how they rate them.
Should we ban Cheerleading?
Here is a list of the most dangerous sports in the World.
Cheerleading comes in at No.1 ... Pylon Racing ... No. 52
Cheerleading comes in at No.1 ... Pylon Racing ... No. 52
What is the ranking where the only outcome considered is the DEATH of the participant?
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Great recovery.
Matt explains what happened here - What happened?? My water impact (incl. video)|Matt Hall Racing
Matt explains what happened here - What happened?? My water impact (incl. video)|Matt Hall Racing
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gee...both incidents over water. I have no personal practice at this stuff (obviously ) but is it more risky doing this low level work over water that land??? I did look kind of overcast on the photos. Bet you will lose no claim bonus for that claim!!! 
) but is it more risky doing this low level work over water that land??? I did look kind of overcast on the photos. Bet you will lose no claim bonus for that claim!!!
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IMHO it's only a matter of (probably a very short) time before we see our first fatality in the RBAR. As these guys take more and more risks to be the fastest they are flurting with an extremely unforgiving sport. We all know what happens when you push the envelope with aviation, whether it be pushing VFR in poor weather, or low level high G manoevres. The closer to the edge you get the smaller the margins, and less likelihood for recovery if the edge is crossed.
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The closer to the edge you get the smaller the margins, and less likelihood for recovery if the edge is crossed.
To me it just looks like an extreme form of ag flying.
Let them get on with it, sure somebody will die eventually but taking the risk is their choice. I'd rather not be forcibly wrapped in cotton wool and protected by the state, thank you very much!