Hey look, a PC-6!

http://vimeo.com/22428395

I like the allure of this ad but is this flight? Free falling skydivers can create drag with arms and legs extended to slow themselves and maneuver while besting the glide ratio of a chimney block but where is the lift component? Maybe with a wing suit or at least webbed armpits...

OH OH. You were referring to the Porter!

Haa-hah! You goons missed it... that's not a Porter it's a Fletcher!

The Pilatus Porter is a high wing airplane, and the Fletcher is a low wing. The Fletcher is easily distinguishable by the long, straight center section with dihedral in the outboard panels. It is difficult to get your bearings because a lot of the video was taken from an inverted cameraman exiting the airplane on his/her back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAC_Fletcher

EZFlap wrote:Haa-hah! You goons missed it... that's not a Porter it's a Fletcher!

Touché! Good eye.



And I agree. Until one of those guys can land without deploying a parachute, it's falling, not flying.

Cool video though.

Close but no cigar, it's a PAC750 XL. And skydiving is flying, I can get a ground speed of over 40 knots when I'm tracking (arms and legs extended) and over 80 with the wing suit. AND I CAN land without a parachute! Once.