US Hawks Hang Gliding Association

These are the people I don't expect to be around much longer.
Dangerous sports aficionados think this stuff is cool.
I think impending death is obvious.
I think dying trying to prove that you are 0.05% more lucky than the last guy who wasn't is way not cool.
Yeah, you can almost kill yourself.
So what?

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1) Valentin Delluc - speedflying
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1) Valentin Delluc - speedflying

The grim reaper might have been cheated on that flight but I would say the odds are in his favor for repeat performances.

He gets my vote for "next out".

Frank

Rick Masters wrote:1) Valentin Delluc - speedflying
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And what was the address where we send our check to the U$hPA RRG fund?

2) Jamie Lee - speedflying

Landing short would not be much fun

FC

Eric Dossantos
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I've said it before. This "short list" is made up of people who are more addicted to adrenaline rushes than they are to life.

Compare these guys to ancient warriors who led others into battle with primitive weapons, or the member of many early hunting parties who individually rushed the bear, cougar or other deadly prey, . . . They were the ones more likely to be killed, but man-o-man the thrill experienced just before dying!

But I wouldn't really know since I've never been there.

I think there is a small fraction of human beings who inherit this (recessive?) death thrill gene and are driven to follow its lead. Some may be lucky enough to give up on their search for the death thrill before it actually kills them. Hopefully, those are the ones with wives and/or children waiting for them back home.

It'd be interesting if science could find the DNA sequence responsible for creating death thrill seekers. Who knows, people who like aviation related activities may have a less potent version with hang glider pilots having a bit more potent version. This short list, however, is clearly made up of people with the utterly undiluted version.

Guillaume Galvani