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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by margalabargala on Thursday December 12, 2024 @03:48PM (#42403185)
Flying a wingsuit out of an airplane as part of a skydive is not particularly dangerous. It's the base jumping, wingsuit or no, that is extremely dangerous.
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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by LorenPechtel on Thursday December 12, 2024 @09:51PM (#42405566)
AFIAK you don't have a reserve when you're using a wingsuit.
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Re:Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths by margalabargala on Thursday December 12, 2024 @11:36PM (#42405948)
You're thinking of BASE jumping. Base jumpers do not use reserves generally.

Someone jumping out of an airplane with a wingsuit is wearing an ordinary skydiving rig complete with reserve and AAD.

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