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Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video by aidenn0 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @07:27PM (#29731975)
I live not too far from where this was supposed to take place, and November is not a bad time for winds. If you go further East (or South as people say here) that may change, but Lompoc -> Mammoth ending somewhere described as "50 miles N of Santa Barbara" doesn't seem like it would take you there.
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Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video by akiselev on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:39AM (#29734589)
I only pointed out the Santa Ana winds to emphasize the "unplanned" portion. Even a 10-20 mph gust is enough to bash a skydiver against a rock outcrop, and (in my experience) that's the equivalent of a light morning breeze in mountainous regions.

I think it's pretty obvious this was staged and he very carefully chose the landing spot.

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