Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide

jepzilla · 12-01-2006, 04:21 PM

So, you want to try your hand at sky diving? Well, it's real easy. All you really need is a plane! A parachute is also recommended, but not strictly necessary.

I'll be your captain on this flight. We'll be crusing at an altitude of 50,000ft. The cabin is pressurized for your comfort, and the flight attendant will be coming around with the in-flight bar. The weather is perfect, with just a little bit of turbulence.

After exiting the aircraft, try to fall clear to prevent your parachute being tangled up.

15 minutes later (yes, actually 15 minutes later)...

Ground look like it's getting any closer yet?

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Maus · 12-01-2006, 04:27 PM

!

How close those silos are.

**johnflenaly** · 12-01-2006, 04:40 PM

Isnt it in meters?

DirtyLude · 12-01-2006, 06:12 PM

If that's metres, you are starting to leave the stratosphere and enter the mesosphere.

RedTalon · 12-01-2006, 09:41 PM

I once parachuted from that height took me forever to hit the ground

ViralInfector · 12-01-2006, 11:39 PM

Great time to crack open that book you've been wanting to read.

Acreo Aeneas · 12-02-2006, 01:25 AM

Hmm

Interesting Jep...very interesting. I will try that sometime with my parachute deployed...

, death from above!!!

IMI-50AE · 12-04-2006, 12:09 AM

Yeah, I tried from 60000 earlier tonight, but I only had 8 minutes on the clock when the round started. I'd like to try again, but it takes a lot of time and the server is usually started from seeding by then.

**MasterEditorInChief** · 12-04-2006, 10:17 AM

Was that when we were still seeding the Titan server last night? Wow, can't believe you got that high.

**Apophis** · 12-04-2006, 10:31 AM

One easter egg I quite enjoyed in Desert Combat (it may have been part of BF1942, although I'm not sure) were the sound effects included in HALO jumps.

If you flew up as high as you could go (well, not as high as you could go, but as high as you could go and still maintain control over your aircraft) and jumped out and began your fall, eventually you would hear sound effects of your character crapping his pants. It was quite amusing.

Acreo Aeneas · 12-04-2006, 10:12 PM

Ewww...

Do we get to see his (stuff) come out of his pant cuffs too? 'Cus that would gross me out completely to the point I'll purposely kill my character.

Sir. AAK625 · 12-04-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apophis

One easter egg I quite enjoyed in Desert Combat (it may have been part of BF1942, although I'm not sure) were the sound effects included in HALO jumps.

If you flew up as high as you could go (well, not as high as you could go, but as high as you could go and still maintain control over your aircraft) and jumped out and began your fall, eventually you would hear sound effects of your character crapping his pants. It was quite amusing.

I remember that! Now all you do in BF2142 is scream.

Heck, I scream when I spawn on the ground! Says a lot for my character.

IMI-50AE · 12-05-2006, 07:01 PM

Actually, on Minsk, when I got really high (this was when I went to 21000) I could have sworn I heard radio traffic, like when you're flying in real life. It was kinda faint, but I'm sure it was there.

12-01-2006, 04:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
jepzilla Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 1,232	Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide So, you want to try your hand at sky diving? Well, it's real easy. All you really need is a plane! A parachute is also recommended, but not strictly necessary. I'll be your captain on this flight. We'll be crusing at an altitude of 50,000ft. The cabin is pressurized for your comfort, and the flight attendant will be coming around with the in-flight bar. The weather is perfect, with just a little bit of turbulence. After exiting the aircraft, try to fall clear to prevent your parachute being tangled up. 15 minutes later (yes, actually 15 minutes later)... Ground look like it's getting any closer yet? Thanks to ImageShack for Free Image Hosting

12-01-2006, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Maus Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 326	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide ! How close those silos are. __________________ 2142: \|TG-Irr\| Silverfish BF2: \|TG-Irr\| Maus

12-01-2006, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
johnflenaly Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas Age: 22 Posts: 698	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Isnt it in meters?

12-01-2006, 06:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
DirtyLude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 715	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide If that's metres, you are starting to leave the stratosphere and enter the mesosphere. __________________ The Dirty

12-01-2006, 09:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
RedTalon Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 518	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide I once parachuted from that height took me forever to hit the ground

12-01-2006, 11:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
ViralInfector Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 18	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Great time to crack open that book you've been wanting to read. __________________ \|Tactical Gamer\| IRREGULARS "I like to hide, so I can spot the enemy and let the team do the work..."

12-02-2006, 01:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,655	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Hmm Interesting Jep...very interesting. I will try that sometime with my parachute deployed... , death from above!!! __________________ Acreo_Aeneas Former 9th MID Member Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

12-04-2006, 12:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
IMI-50AE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 19 Posts: 463	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Yeah, I tried from 60000 earlier tonight, but I only had 8 minutes on the clock when the round started. I'd like to try again, but it takes a lot of time and the server is usually started from seeding by then.

12-04-2006, 10:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
MasterEditorInChief Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 789	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Was that when we were still seeding the Titan server last night? Wow, can't believe you got that high. __________________ "On that day half a century ago, our species was pushed to the crumbling edge of extinction. And as we teetered on that precipice, staring down into the abyss, a hand reached out, pulled us back from the brink, and gave us hope... the hand of a Hero."

12-04-2006, 10:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 36 Posts: 8,991	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide One easter egg I quite enjoyed in Desert Combat (it may have been part of BF1942, although I'm not sure) were the sound effects included in HALO jumps. If you flew up as high as you could go (well, not as high as you could go, but as high as you could go and still maintain control over your aircraft) and jumped out and began your fall, eventually you would hear sound effects of your character crapping his pants. It was quite amusing. __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

12-04-2006, 10:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,655	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Ewww... Do we get to see his (stuff) come out of his pant cuffs too? 'Cus that would gross me out completely to the point I'll purposely kill my character. __________________ Acreo_Aeneas Former 9th MID Member Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

12-05-2006, 07:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
IMI-50AE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 19 Posts: 463	Re: Sky Diving: An Impractical Guide Actually, on Minsk, when I got really high (this was when I went to 21000) I could have sworn I heard radio traffic, like when you're flying in real life. It was kinda faint, but I'm sure it was there.

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