Felix Baumgartner

[McHappyPants2012]

just seen this on the news OMG he must have balls of steal

It was great that a historic event like this was filmed from start to finish. I felt like I was a real part of it!

He landed 23 miles from where he took off. There was a beacon in his suit for the recovery helicopter to follow.

I think it was the landing that got me most! Fall 24 miles and land on your feet!!!!!

Props to Red Bull. It's cost millions - I hope they sell loads of their disgusting drink on the back of this astounding feat :)

This time of year the jet stream isn't that far south here. The winds aloft change a lot, but he had some control once he stopped the spinning (vomit madness!) and he could direct the 'chute too.

It was totally cool! and happened so fast, really!

WarmFuzzy lowers the tone...imagine the sex you'd have after that eh?

Amazing! Has the helmet-cam footage been released yet?

Yes but it's not that good. The bit I saw anyway. It was short and a bit fuzzy, you didn't get a sense of awe

I missed it, where can I watch it?

Footage from the camera on his chest is fantastic - makes me feel queasy watching it, especially when he goes into the spin.

www.technobuffalo.com/videos/felix-baumgartners-jump-video/

It starts about 25 seconds in, and just when you think it's all over - it gets even worse. Absolutely terrifying, and an absolute credit to his skill as a freefaller that he was able to get out of the spin at all.

They filmed the jump cameras fixed inside and outside the capsule, one on his chest and a incredible zoom lens in the New Mexico desert which caught the infra red footage when he was just a little grey blur tumbling through the sky.

Clickable linky www.technobuffalo.com/videos/felix-baumgartners-jump-video/

The landing didn't surprise. Once he got to that point he was on familiar territory. He's a very experienced sky diver.
I was just worried he wasn't going to be alive by that point.
I love that kittinger was a major part of the team. It takes something to help someone else break your record.
Just wondering where FB goes from here

Oh crikey, yes that's good

They filmed the jump WITH cameras, obviously. Damn my fat fingers.

MeFour - What next for Baumgartner?

"I'm retired from the daredevil business," he said afterwards. "I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot. I'll fight fires and rescue people. No e-mails, no phone calls."

Bless :)

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/shortcuts/2012/oct/15/felix-baumgartner-skydive-key-questions-answered

Thanks garlic
I'm sure his girlfriend was pleased to hear that
I would put money on him getting bored though, we'll I would if I had any

there is some amazing footage - i cant quite believe he did it! amazing.

The medical officer on the jump is the husband of one of the astronauts lost in the shuttle disaster - he's using the data to work out the feasability of a high altitude bail out from a stricken spacecraft. The data from the jump's being shared with NASA and interested parties to improve the surivival chances of an incident involving a space craft.

From Guardian comments.

So, even better and WELL DONE FELIX.

really? i have to now apologise to my son for laughing when he told me that....

i do wonder thought what those speeds do to a human body and brain....id be amazed if there were no ill effects somewhere down the line though i hope there wont be, the whole thing was amazing and beyond my imagination.