Nobody Dies After Two Planes Full of Skydivers Crash in the Air

[axelord157]

That's a hell of a story to tell your friends.

"What did you do this weekend?"
"Narrowly escaped death via mid-air collision"
"Nice to know."

[pentium]

[QUOTE=lonefirewarrior;42759130]Images.

[url]http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/04/21308806-exclusive-images-show-skydivers-terrifying-collision-and-chaotic-plunge?lite[/url][/QUOTE]

That is the single greatest video footage I have ever seen.

[Npc_Hydra3]

[QUOTE=Poo Monst3r;42754538]thank god there were skydivers aboard and not fat people[/QUOTE]

What about fat skydivers?

[sltungle]

This is one of the greatest things I've ever read I think.

How great must it feel in this situation to be like, "hey, I'm already prepared for this shit!"

[mac338]

I'm going skydiving in a few days, I'll prepare mentally for this eventuality.

[Poo Monst3r]

[QUOTE=sltungle;42761241]This is one of the greatest things I've ever read I think.

How great must it feel in this situation to be like, "hey, I'm already prepared for this shit!"[/QUOTE]

i bet they did it on purpose!

[Used Car Salesm]

I'm picturing the guy who was flying the plane hanging from his parachute going "You're flying the plane, they said. Why do you need a parachute, they said. HA!"

[RobbL]

-snip-

[TheMrFailz]

[QUOTE=Justin Case;42759166]Unless it was two blimps full of skydivers[/QUOTE]

Unless those blimps are two Hindenburgs.

[sltungle]

[QUOTE=TheMrFailz;42764461]Unless those blimps are two Hindenburgs.[/QUOTE]

Argh! No! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin, not a blimp, dammit!

[H11]

[QUOTE=lonefirewarrior;42759130]Images.

[URL]http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/04/21308806-exclusive-images-show-skydivers-terrifying-collision-and-chaotic-plunge?lite[/URL][/QUOTE]

Holy fuck that was bonkers

[halflambada]

"Nobody Dies" is the best way to start the headline for any article

[Provost]

[QUOTE=elowin;42754544]how do you accidentally crash two planes together[/QUOTE]

Wisconsinites.

[Big Dumb Patriot]

[QUOTE=yawmwen;42755713]that's why there is air traffic control and iirc all pilots are supposed to know the location and heading of other planes that are around them.[/QUOTE]

Air traffic control generally only operates around larger airports for the purposes of directing take-offs and landing patterns and whatnot. Outside of the area, especially for small aircraft operators, it's up to pilots to communicate with each other in order to get relevant info. Plus, it's pretty easy to miss an aircraft until it's right on top of you unless you're actively scanning for them, because they tend to blend into the background.

[Keegs]

Footage from the collision.
[URL]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dd6_1383617616[/URL]

[sYnced]

god damnit God, thats really not funny

[Vagak]

[QUOTE=sYnced;42768285]god damnit God, thats really not funny[/QUOTE]

Would you rather he'd have them die instead?

[JohnWayne007]

[video]http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/53462397#53462397[/video]

Same video's but different format. No news reporter. Just helmet cams.