Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Incredible Manoeuvre: Skydiver Grabs Plane

Can you skydive continuously without landing? Watch skydiver Max Manow pull off a never-before-seen feat over the Grand Canyon, showcasing gravity-defying teamwork with an airplane pilot.

Posted by LampLighter at 02:33 PM | 17 COMMENTS | permalink

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Der deutsche Skydiver Max Manow hat sich im Grand Canyon in einem Sturzflug an ein Flugzeug gehängt. Nach dem Aufstieg aus der Schlucht hakte er sich wieder aus und ging in den freien Fall über. ′Theoretisch könnte ich den Vorgang immer und immer wieder wiederholen", Manow. #RedBull @redbull.com

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-- Sports Illustrated Germany (@sigermany.bsky.social) February 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM

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... Imagine leaping from a helicopter high above one of the world's most breathtaking landscapes, only to latch onto a speeding plane in mid-air and soar back up into the sky. This is not a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster but the real-life achievement of German skydiver Max Manow, who has redefined the boundaries of human flight with an unprecedented feat.

In a jaw-dropping display of skill and audacity, Max Manow from the Red Bull Skydive Team has pulled off the world's first mid-air plane hook manoeuvre! This electrifying feat, set against the stunning backdrop of the Little Colorado River Tribal Park in Navajo Nation -- a breathtaking side arm of Arizona's legendary Grand Canyon -- is a remarkable achievement in extreme sports. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-10 08:07 PM

@#1 ... extreme sports ...

Where is the "sport" aspect?

The only "extreme" thing I see is daring.

Is daring a sport?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-10 08:08 PM

Was Red Bull involved?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-10 08:24 PM

Never mind.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-10 08:25 PM

It's not sports, it's advertising.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-10 08:25 PM

@#5 ... It's not sports, it's advertising. ...

Looks that way.

That's why I left the original URL intact, instead of looking for another site that echo'd the story.

Sport or not, aside.

That dude was crazy in what he accomplished.

Now, my question becomes, how many people will die in their attempt to beat this accomplishment?


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-10 08:32 PM

That dude was crazy in what he accomplished.

So was Felix Baumgartner.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-10 08:53 PM

#7 Felix Baumgartner, insanely smart crazy, but what an experience!

#8 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-10 09:21 PM

Skydiving is a sport - or it can be. There are some incredible competitions in it. I used to watch the formation practice not too far from where I live. It was best from the ground, but I used to enjoy hitching a ride on the DC3 to watch from the plane. I never did anything but single jumps.

Here's a link to the USPA's manual on competition: www.uspa.org
There's a section just for Wingsuit competition.

This vid and effort reminded me of some other projects - one was Army I think - where they'd fly the plane low and catch the skydiver on a rig and lift him up where he could release over target. There was also something in WW2 - about ground to air recovery? Hm.

#9 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-10 09:58 PM

Joe Kittinger.

#10 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-10 10:01 PM

@#9 .. Skydiving is a sport - or it can be. There are some incredible competitions in it. ...

But was this, I'll say, a stunt, not a sporting event.

More like a dare-devil event designed to attract attention.

Evel Knievel comes to mind.

Evel Knievel
en.wikipedia.org

... Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 " November 30, 2007), known professionally as Evel Knievel, was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.[1] ...

Whoa, "entertainer."

I had not ascribed that appellation to this event.

But yeah, it seems to be more apropos.



#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-10 10:14 PM

But was this, I'll say, a stunt, not a sporting event.

I look at this as testing new technology and ideas. Things like this cost money, lots of money, and sponsorship like Red Bull does, expands the sport. Will this turn into something? Who knows. Will something be spawned from this? I'd bet so.

If you want unbiased from me, though, it won't happen. I was an adrenaline junky for decades. I've finally mellowed. To be honest I have no idea how I am still alive.

#12 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-10 10:17 PM

@#12 ... I look at this as testing new technology and ideas. ...

I won't argue that.

My concern was the apparent whimsical assignment of the appellation of "sport" to a non-sport occurrence.


And, yes, I am all in favor of testing new technology and ideas.

But, such testing should be classified as such, otherwise the results are diminished.



#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-10 11:51 PM

Evel Knievel comes to mind.

I've been to Twin Falls, ID where he did the famous failed Snake River Canyon jump. The locals still despise him to this day.

Big show, never paid his bills, they say.

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-11 12:38 AM

My concern was the apparent whimsical assignment of the appellation of "sport" to a non-sport occurrence.

I don't consider a lot of things a sport, but they are listed as a sport.
en.wikipedia.org

:)

#15 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-11 09:25 AM

#15 - italics should have been on that first sentence as it was (obviously) not mine and what I was responding to (LampLighter)

#16 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-11 09:26 AM

Yahoo. A bunch of people's Grand Canyon experience got soiled by aircraft noise.
I wish the Park Service could/would ban flights over the canyon below 10k'.

#17 | Posted by morris at 2025-02-12 05:15 PM

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