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On Aug 16 we had to make some demo jumps. He jumped of the plane on 700m with his Velcro container and it opened almost immediately. Unfortunately he did not realized that his canopy fallen out and he pulled out his PC only on 200m. Seems that PC went through the lines, blocked the slider and left no chances to already knotted canopy... He crashed a fence, hit the ground and died instantly.


Since i met him first time, he dreamed about snowboard base, first month of our friendship we were creating a bigair on the top of his local B. And now I`m really happy because so many years later he finally made his dream real




http://glavfoto.ru/v/--x/--x1/--sb1/
http://www.basejumper.com/...Inner_Space_839.html
http://www.basejumper.com/...Upper_side_1072.html
http://www.basejumper.com/...Sky_Country_655.html

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:(

The snowboard jump looked intense. Glad you guys were able to pull that off

bsbd

I hate to say it, but it was also said that his velcro was in piss poor condition and he had very limited exposure to skydiving (i.e. dealing with high-speed airflow). In my mind both are very much contributing factors.

BSBD

vid http://yaroslavl.rfn.ru/...?type=r&id=11948

My condolences to family and friends. Miha seemed always relaxed and having fun on the pictures around.
However, base is not the same as skydiving....

Ronald

did you see that rig? i think no, so please don`t write the things you never known. His velcro was Ok, just it`s basically bad idea to use velcro, even in base.


He had enough skydive and terminal jumps experience, so once again - don`t write the things you never known.

sorry about your loss...

Slava was telling me stories abouth him..

Pokoisia s mirom!!

Plamen

im very sorry about this...i met him 2004 in moscow base open air.

I am merely stating what was said to me by sources I consider credible. The lesson we learn again and again is that Velcro is not a great idea for high-speed airflows.

i might not be the right person to say this but please don`t stick your knife in his heart and twist it....done is done...

I am not trying to anger the fallen or their friends. However, it is good to learn from ANY fatality. The longer bridles, the larger PCs, the tailgate, the dislike of black rubberbands were all thought of and implemented after carnage/fatalities.

From what you can see in the vid, he can definitely be credited for fighting it....

What surprises me is that he didn't seem to realise before he pitched that he was dragging fabric - the close up clip doesn't show much before he pitches, but from what I could see he was in a tracking pos and not aware that he was dragging.... Anyone had any experience with this? I would have thought, based on how I can feel my deployment happen (both skydiving and BASE), that you would feel something was wrong?

I was thinking the same thing exactly...
It seems every jump picture video he is in shown above he has a large pair of music headphones on (including his last jump video shown in the news clip above and the base picture at the top of the page).

Im not casting aspertions on his state of mind or concentration when he was jumping but I know, for me, an Ipod blaring away in my ears would be THE LAST thing I want when I am doing a skydive, let alone a base jump. Its not a wise time for such distractions IMHO....

There's virtually no net drag in the burble this close to the body, where the canopy seemed to be entangled with itself and the container. So you can have a mess on your back and not notice a thing.

Could you explain why?

p.s. Sorry about your loss.

Sorry to hear about Kalmar. I met him in Moscow also. Nice chap.

What would the knowledge achieve?
Take care,
space

Mikha was one of the greatest persons I've ever known. He influenced in a positive way everyone he met. He would tell stories about B.A.S.E.-jumping for hours while listeners would sit around with their eyes, mouths and minds wide open. "Grandpa Kalmar fairy tales" - that's what we called it. He was my jumpmate when I did my first PC-stowed {B}-jump. I remember us marching up the stairs to the 35th floor - me first, imitating PC throw from the BOC; Kalmar following, and non-stop telling his "fairy tales" to calm me down and mentally prepare me for the jump.

Thank you, my gentle friend, my Mentor, B.A.S.E. to the bone. You were the inspiration for many of us. Rest in peace or fly free - whatever you feel like. I will remember you until I c'ya.

My deepest condolences to all the involved people...
That video is punching my stomach...
BSBD

Sad news, condolences to his family , friends and the Moscow Crew.

sad
RIP and Fly free

Fair point Space; I suppose that the only thing to learn is that you could be in this situation and not know... and maybe the reality of that would make a prospective new jumper think twice. However, having been that prospective new jumper and knowing that this would have made no difference to me, its probably a moot point...

Ivan

edited as I just watched the video of the incident..
Velcro containers FTL

im not sure of the procedures in Russia, but if he was doing a demo skydive from a plane.

Why did he not a reserve?
That mess could have been cutaway and he may have survived it..?

Emergency procedures taught in skydiving? 1000,2000,3000,4000 check canopy

http://Emergency procedures taught in skydiving? 1000,2000,3000,4000 check canopy

was he a skydiver?

From what I have read, No, not really.
but this was a skydive...

wtf are you talking about? the only way 'count to 5 and check canopy' even applies is if he had initiated deployment

do you spend every skydive counting to 5 and repeatedly checking your canopy before even pitching?

Yep. It was late
and I hadnt watched the video and thought it was PC in tow or similiar. Once I saw the vid it became clear but I forgot to edit that last bit of my post.
its not relevant at all in this incident..

Hey dude, read first, than think and after that write.

Where the huck did you read about skydive? what are you talking about? I already explained the only reason, and now is too late to ask why he did so.


get experienced

I must be seeing things then...
Where Im from...jumping out of a plane is called a skydive, regardless of altitude or demo jump etc

and regarding being experienced. I have friends with 5000 plus skydives who say they would never jump with any ipod or music blaring due to safety issues, not hearing warning shouts, not hearing canopies etc...comes down to personal preference I guess.

How could I translate more correctly: just to fart in a puddle

If you`re seeing the things so clear then why are u asking about reserve and making stupid theories "he may have survived". Relax, smoke a bit or jump out a plane, have fun and forget stupid russian jumpers. And by the way, get your own experiece and then maybe you will not be scared by electronic devices.