[Xfactor]

Originally Posted by chris ↗

Thank god they all had parachutes lol

Even the pilots?

[trip777boeing]

The guys and gals (pilots) I know always have one. However, it's not a guarantee of anything. About 7-8 years ago there was a video of a Cessna *that got into a spin with 9 people on it. Everyone had a chute but because the centrifugal force had them all pinned *to the inside of the plane they all "bought it." If I remember right the only survivor was the first skydiver that was getting setup out on the strut and was able to let go.
* * *That must have been torturous to watch his friends die. It's a testament to this pilots skill by being able to land. That would have been rough, he had a handful of airplane.*

Right-of-way
Categories: Loss of SeparationOperational Issues
Article Information
Category: Loss of Separation
Content source: ICAO
Content control: EUROCONTROL
Rights of way have been established and agreed internationally to ensure that aircraft in proximity with each other in VMC know which aircraft has right of way over the other and what action must be taken to avoid collision.
Right-of-way rules are described in ICAO Annex 2: Rules of the Air, as follows:
3.2.1 Right-of-way. The aircraft that has the right-of-way shall maintain its heading and speed.
3.2.2.1 An aircraft that is obliged by the following rules to keep out of the way of another shall avoid passing over, under or in front of the other, unless it passes well clear and takes into account the effect of aircraft wake turbulence.
3.2.2.2 Approaching head-on. When two aircraft are approaching head-on or approximately so and there is danger of collision, each shall alter its heading to the right.
3.2.2.3 Converging. When two aircraft are converging at approximately the same level, the aircraft that has the other on its right shall give way, except as follows:
a) power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft shall give way to airships, gliders and balloons;
b) airships shall give way to gliders and balloons;
c) gliders shall give way to balloons;
d) power-driven aircraft shall give way to aircraft which are seen to be towing other aircraft or objects.
3.2.2.4 Overtaking. An overtaking aircraft is an aircraft that approaches another from the rear on a line forming an angle of less than 70 degrees with the plane of symmetry of the latter, i.e. is in such a position with reference to the other aircraft that at night it should be unable to see either of the aircraft’s left (port) or right (starboard) navigation lights. An aircraft that is being overtaken has the right-of-way and the overtaking aircraft, whether climbing, descending or in horizontal flight, shall keep out of the way of the other aircraft by altering its heading to the right, and no subsequent change in the relative positions of the two aircraft shall absolve the overtaking aircraft from this obligation until it is entirely past and clear.
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[LrlynJy]

maybe they were trying to do a synchronized jump from two planes flying a few feet above the other. and misjudged the necessary moves to do it safely.

[jinhwangtikatang]

They wanted an adrenaline rush, they got it. Intense.

[Illusion]

Fucking hell

[tecumseh35]

holy shit!!