This can't possibly be true!!!

I can think of a number of ways an unbelted passenger could fall out. And a number of (generally dumb) reasons someone would be unbelted in cruise.
 
Doesn't it take a lot of effort to open a normal airplane door in cruise flight -- enough for a human to fall out? Because of the pressure differential and the air flowing over the side of the plane? Never done it, just what I've heard.
 
Ohhh. The Matrix has doors that open up. Never mind!
 
They''ll find him with concrete blocks tied to his ankles.
 
A man jumped from a helicopter at 500' in CA last week. Found unconscious and died at hospital. This is all strange. Pay $310 for a tour to commit suicide.
 
RV10flyer said:
Pay $310 for a tour to commit suicide.
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What else would you do with your money if you're going to be dead?


I read a similar story some years ago. A younger woman paid a 'copter company to give her a tour of the city. At considerable altitude she undid her belt, smiled at the pilot, and stepped out.

Dan
 
RV10flyer said:
A man jumped from a helicopter at 500' in CA last week. Found unconscious and died at hospital. This is all strange. Pay $310 for a tour to commit suicide.
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Not sure what the price has to do with it.

My view of suicide is awful to some but here it is: At least they made a decision.
 
The rope or CO method would not have made much news.
 
I would think that someone might change their mind during the decent. That would make it a very bad deal.
 
Perhaps the door was open so they could drop cases of drugs ??

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Plenty of people have killed themselves via aircraft
http://charlesorourke.com/articles/suicide-by-airplane

The helicopter one - the passenger had a terminal disease and so I think he found it the fastest way to go. He probably thought he'd chicken out of doing the other stuff and even if you do decide to change your mind halfway he was going to die sooner rather then later.
 
We had a student step outside of a 150 a few years ago. Lost another student out the canopy of a Zodiac earlier this year.
 
Marine GPS have a "Man Overboard" button to mark the spot where you lose somebody....maybe we need that function on aviation GPS boxes.
 
A friend of mine, a big Alabama booster, used to fly to all the away games, I think they had a Howard 500 or something, it was in the 70's. Well, he and Bear Bryant were friends and the Bear always flew home with him after the games. Of course Bear had a police escort and usually got to the plane before my friend and his group, so he would have a couple drinks waiting.;) One night they were heading home and apparently the coach had consumed several adult beverages:nono: and went to the bathroom. Unfortunately he confused the entry door with the bathroom and while he didn't get it open, it did set off a light in the cockpit. The co-pilot set the record for the 7 yard dash and kept the coach from landing solo. :eek:
I often kidded my friend, if Bear Bryant had fell out, he would have become public enemy number 1 in Alabama, except of course for Auburn fans. ;)
 
Is it possible that he had on one of those flying squirrel suits , landed near a good resturant, had dinner and went home? Story about the bear is priceless!
 
I wonder if they were smuggling drugs and the idiot fell out while trying to do the dump...just so odd and the pilot doesn't seem to know much of what happened. I think it's humorous they point out he had a heavy latino accent.

Did anyone pull the atc convo?
 
teejayevans said:
Marine GPS have a "Man Overboard" button to mark the spot where you lose somebody....maybe we need that function on aviation GPS boxes.
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Any old Lowrance units still flying have this feature, given Lowrance's nautical roots. If you're talking to ATC you can ask them to mark your position.
 
guardrail said:
I wonder if they were smuggling drugs and the idiot fell out while trying to do the dump...just so odd and the pilot doesn't seem to know much of what happened. I think it's humorous they point out he had a heavy latino accent.

Did anyone pull the atc convo?
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Didn't he take off from Tamiami ? Wouldn't make much sense.
 
I remember someone jumped off Twin Otter near Davis, CA, which was operated by HP back when they ran a commuter shuttle between SQL and SAC.
 
teejayevans said:
Marine GPS have a "Man Overboard" button to mark the spot where you lose somebody....maybe we need that function on aviation GPS boxes.
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I'm not sure that this happens often enough to justify dedicating a button to it :D
 
If they were was dumping drugs and he just fell out, the pilot would NEVER have reported it.

So after enumerating the ways - he jumped is the only logical conclusion.
Could have been suicidal (most likely)
Could have been delusional and thought he had become the man of steel (possible)
Or maybe he was an alien in disguise and leaped into a tractor beam and was whisked up to the space ship (I like this one the best)
 
The will never find a body, life insurance will be collected and the "victim" will live happily ever after in Mexico.
 
Was a gal where I used to live a number of years ago that went to one of the sky diving schools, did all the prep work, etc, then when it came time for the actual jump, she did, then took out a box cutter and sliced all the cords. That always struck me as the weirdest thing. The determination of someone to go through that much trouble just to die. Pills or a gun would have been much simpler.
 
DeeG said:
Was a gal where I used to live a number of years ago that went to one of the sky diving schools, did all the prep work, etc, then when it came time for the actual jump, she did, then took out a box cutter and sliced all the cords. That always struck me as the weirdest thing. The determination of someone to go through that much trouble just to die. Pills or a gun would have been much simpler.
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Why not just refrain from pulling the chute?
 
Dr. O said:
If they were was dumping drugs and he just fell out, the pilot would NEVER have reported it.

So after enumerating the ways - he jumped is the only logical conclusion.
Could have been suicidal (most likely)
Could have been delusional and thought he had become the man of steel (possible)
Or maybe he was an alien in disguise and leaped into a tractor beam and was whisked up to the space ship (I like this one the best)
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Or he was dead when he boarded and WAS pushed...
 
The pilot is identified as a student? In a PA-46?

Must be an ATP or commercial candidate...
 
I remember a guy telling me a guy told him...about a glider CFI giving a demo ride. The story goes: the pax tried to jump from the front seat, and the CFI had to keep him inside, so he did steep turns in an emergency descent hoping an extra G or so would help keep the guy stuck to his seat. You normally don't solo from the back seat and the CFI wasn't wearing a chute.
 
gprellwitz said:
She probably would've been a tandem jump.
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But it seems the instructor could have stopped her then. Or it would've killed them both. I realized though it could have been a static line jump. Though I'm not well versed in parachuting.
 
ebykowsky said:
But it seems the instructor could have stopped her then. Or it would've killed them both. I realized though it could have been a static line jump. Though I'm not well versed in parachuting.
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I think that's what it was. It's been ~16 years or so, I can't quite remember. I just recall the 911 call from the jump school. And the fact that she didn't even live in the area. She took a commercial flight from northern CA, to SoCal, rented a car, and drove 150 miles to the school. Weird.
 
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