China's "first flying man," Yi Ruilong, plummets to his end

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China's "first flying man," Yi Ruilong, plummets to his end

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I don't think he had a reserve chute but he did in another video with a pod harness. He may have had a 20lb sandbag and attempted a "360?" or loop.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uemGBFSYow0[/youtube]

News stories from China:
http://beijingcream.com/2013/02/extreme ... ent-video/

This video is queued to show a French trainer using a radio translator to give lessons in China around 1989
http://youtu.be/hE4-3JRM-K0?t=2m33s
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thats what us RI pilots call a, pardon the spelling hakey kockee
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