FAI has received the following Class G (Parachuting) World record claim:
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Claim number : 15521
Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: General
Group :  Performance / Team records
Type of record : G-2-e1 : Freeflying, largest head-down formation
Course/location : Chicago, IL (USA)
Performance : 108 parachutists
Team: International 108 head-down
Date :31.07.2009
Current record : 69 parachutists (03.08.2007 -  Crew, International)
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The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has
been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the
record ratified (if appropriate).

On Aug 3, 2:56 pm, "ynotssor"  wrote:
> FAI has received the following Class G (Parachuting) World record claim:
> ================================================
> Claim number : 15521
> Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps)
> Category: General
> Group :  Performance / Team records
> Type of record : G-2-e1 : Freeflying, largest head-down formation
> Course/location : Chicago, IL (USA)
> Performance : 108 parachutists
> Team: International 108 head-down
> Date :31.07.2009
> Current record : 69 parachutists (03.08.2007 -  Crew, International)
> ================================================
> The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has
> been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the
> record ratified (if appropriate).


     All touching?    Do they slow down like large belly flier
formations?


Kevin O'Connell

Zipplewrath  wrote in
news:d3bf77e8-5329-44a6-a94c-23bb31b76b6b@p36g2000vbn.googlegroups.com: 

> On Aug 3, 2:56 pm, "ynotssor"  wrote:
>> FAI has received the following Class G (Parachuting) World record
>> claim: ========================
> =======================> Claim number : 15521
>> Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps)
>> Category: General
>> Group :  Performance / Team records
>> Type of record : G-2-e1 : Freeflying, largest head-down formation
>> Course/location : Chicago, IL (USA)
>> Performance : 108 parachutists
>> Team: International 108 head-down
>> Date :31.07.2009
>> Current record : 69 parachutists (03.08.2007 -  Crew, International)
>> ========================
> =======================> The details shown above are provisional. When
> all the evidence required h as
>> been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and
>> the record ratified (if appropriate).
> 
> 
>      All touching?    Do they slow down like large belly flier
> formations?
> 
> 
> Kevin O'Connell
> 


I watched it on TV....... I thought a touch was supposed to be stable and 
held for X number of seconds??

The last flier in took his slot, and the formation immediately started to 
break away.


But.......... whatever......... good on 'em.

Personally, I like the freefall. I like to spend as much time as possible 
in freefall. Acting like a bullet/spear is all well and good for a couple 
of jumps to 'get it out of your system', but it's not for me. It 
dramatically shortens freefall time.

Next it'll be... "Let's see how many points we can turn, head down, while 
we have rockets attached to our feet."

-- 
Peter Lucas                            
Brisbane                                
Australia      


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?