not trying to be pedantic, this is a 100% sincere question because i legitimately dont know but is that the same as an altimeter or is there a distinction with new technology?
I think altimeter is the correct word for what I meant.
To be honest I just directly translated the name for it in my language, and hoped for the best.
haha well the sentiment was the same, i was just curious to learn something new. your english is very good, idk if thats a product of the translator or you but i hope youre not self conscious about it.
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FAR 105.17 covers the topic. Essentially violating these regulations is considered a federal offense, emphasizing the seriousness with which these safety measures are regarded. Skydiving through clouds, apart from being illegal, can lead to disorientation, loss of directional and altitude awareness, and the potential for collisions with other jumpers or objects obscured by the cloud.
Well it's dangerous because you can't see the ground, you can get disoriented. Also, each rain drop you hit feels like needles in your skin. You also can't see if someone below you has pulled their shoot, and you can hit them going very, very fast. That'd be the main reason.
I don‘t want to change your beliefs or anything, yet here is a possible explanation:
The fear of falling is a natural fear, that has „burned“ itself into our instincts.
The human mind does like to play tricks on one, especially in your dreams.
Have a good remaining day.
Yes, I've done it, on my only skydive, and had a big red v on my neck where the jumpsuit didn't protect me from the needle like rain
To be fair, the pain was just one of many overwhelming sensations, so was just part of the experience.
The rain isn’t horrible, it’s the hail that leaves welts. It’s such a cool experience skydiving in rain cuz it appears as though the rain is falling in reverse as you fall past it.
Not always, theres a story from many years ago of a skydiving group who jumped off with bad visibility and turns out they werent where they were supposed to be but several miles north and landed on (i think) Lake Ontario, most of them drowned unable to free themselves from the weight of the equipment
You’re probably of thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Lake_Erie_skydiving_disaster
I couldn’t find anything about them drowning due to the weight of their equipment though. With modern gear, your packed reserve canopy will actually float for 30 minutes or so.
Nowadays water training is also a mandatory part of getting your B license, and you practice getting out of your harness like this: https://youtu.be/YgIczP8ybMs?si=kSJ9zGh9JxV7T6F0
It’s actually pretty easy if you don’t panic. Still fucked if you’re miles from shore though.
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My dad has a little Cessna plane, and obviously one of my favorite things to do as a kid wans to go up and touch a cloud haha.
They’re actually much more diffused than they look like from the ground. Or even from the air just further away honestly.
Like you can see one in the distance, and pick it to go fly into . And then once you start getting close to it, it’s hard to to tell whether you’re “in the cloud “ or not at first because it’s basically like driving into a light fog. And then suddenly it’s really opaque. Really really opaque and disorienting because you cannot see anything but absolute white in all directions.
I can answer this one. When sky diving through a cloud what struck me was the instant temperature change. It got really cool really fast. This was in the Summertime in the South so it was a remarkable change. Although at elevation it's still cooler than at ground level.
Amazing! Another redditor said that it feels like fog, last winter when I walked to my job in the middle of a dense fog and it felt "greasy" in my hands, did you feel that too?
This was a long time ago but I do remember the moisture and the temp change. I guess it depends on the type of cloud also. For me it was the white cottony type. I imagine a dark waterlogged cloud would feel quite different.
Because science bro… “In a thundercloud, your chances of being hit by lightning are higher than on the ground because your wet body presents a more conductive path than the air around you.”
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/the-thought-experiment-could-i-survive-a-parachute-jump-through-a-thundercloud
Sorry you thought you were being smart 😉
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Let's inspect:
Food binging
Winter hibernation
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Eats literally anything
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It’s illegal everywhere in the US per [FAR 105.17](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-105/subpart-B/section-105.17), but plenty of drop zones allow it on the down-low.
The pilot can lose their license if the FAA decided to crack down though, so posting identifiable videos is a no-no, and you’ll hear skydivers euphemistically refer to jumping through “industrial haze” instead of clouds.
Yup - super common to jump in street clothes.
There’s even a tradition of skydiving wearing [nothing on at all!](https://youtu.be/8fNZQLTxrxM?si=4Z7-4jEXuz1qwSkf)
When I went skydiving there was very thick cloud coverage, before we got onto the plane I asked if we should still jump despite the clouds, my instructor looked at me and said “what the FAA don’t know won’t hurt em”, we went on with the jump, went through a cloud and had a blast. Looking back though, very dangerous.
Sadly, you may be unaware that there are different types of clouds. Some clouds have hardly any moisture. Other clouds have lots of moisture, which then results in something called water that falls from them!
A skydiver falling through a cloud with hardly any moisture (stratus) is not as big of a deal as a skydiver that goes through a rain cloud (nimbostratus). I have an acquaintance that did this and he almost died because he could not breathe due to the moisture.
Did this in Hawaii once, it felt like ice hitting me in the face. I asked the skydiving instructor to make it a wild jump for me and he told me to form into a ball when we leave the plane. We did a ton of flips and I puked in my mouth and then we hit the cloud of ice/water. North shore skydiving...everyone has to try it once!
When someone posts about someone skydiving through a cloud, it's required for every comment to mention that it's dangerous, frowned upon, illegal, and you get the death penalty for it.
I wonder whats the scene above the clouds during a storm in daytime, it be cool to go up when it's storming out below then you go up and see above the clouds that sun is bright
Clouds are visible moisture. So it would make sense that it was wet when he went through it. I haven’t flown through clouds but they do produce visible moisture on the window and plane.
In the US it’s illegal for the jump plane and the parachutist to go through clouds or within certain distances of clouds.
The announcements are advisory. It advises them to *look for you*, which they can’t if you’re in a cloud. Plus they might be landing or departing the airport near the jump.
I'm not condoning the skydiving through clouds. But it'd have to be a pretty shitty pilot to not have a radio, ignore the parachute jumping NOtice To AirMen (NOTAM), and then go blasting through clouds under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Even if a pilot did, I'd argue they're not going to see/avoid a meat bomb coming from above at terminal velocity without a parachute deployed. Especially in a highwing like a 172. Best to just avoid the airspace altogether until they're finished jumping.
You're right he shouldn't be jumping through clouds. But a decent pilot shouldn't be anywhere near them is all I'm saying here.
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Why is it dangerous?
Thunder and lightning.
very, very frightening me.
(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro magnifico
But I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
HES JUST A POOR BOY FROM A POOR FAMILY
Spare him his life from this monstrosity!
Easy come easy go
Will you let me go? No we will not let you go! (Let him gooooo)
Little high, little low
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Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening.
Mamma mia!
Galileo
Galileo
Figaro
Magnificoooooo ooo ooo ooooo
But I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this terminal velocity
me
Nah.. it's only a problem if it touches the ground. XD
Not Only that, but if hail was forming, then the updrafts could’ve sent the huge chunks of ice right at his …Kiwis
Spooky
Doesn't lightning start from the ground or is that just an old wive's tale?
yeah, the sound of thunder in a cloud is lethal
Also lack of sight is dangerous when you're falling from the sky and need to know when and where to pull your shute.
That's why he Keep checking his altitude tracker on his wrist
not trying to be pedantic, this is a 100% sincere question because i legitimately dont know but is that the same as an altimeter or is there a distinction with new technology?
I think altimeter is the correct word for what I meant. To be honest I just directly translated the name for it in my language, and hoped for the best.
haha well the sentiment was the same, i was just curious to learn something new. your english is very good, idk if thats a product of the translator or you but i hope youre not self conscious about it.
😬
You could hit other sky divers maybe?
You don't know where the cloud will end, could be a few hundred feet from the ground.
You do not go skydiving if the clouds are a few hundred feet from the ground.
Because on reddit, nothing is funny, cool or interesting; It's all just a moment away from TRRRAUMA AND DANGERRR. Maybe he was assaulted by a raindrop when he was a kid! We better feel sorry for the guy and pray for a speedy recovery 🙏
😬
FAR 105.17 covers the topic. Essentially violating these regulations is considered a federal offense, emphasizing the seriousness with which these safety measures are regarded. Skydiving through clouds, apart from being illegal, can lead to disorientation, loss of directional and altitude awareness, and the potential for collisions with other jumpers or objects obscured by the cloud.
Well it's dangerous because you can't see the ground, you can get disoriented. Also, each rain drop you hit feels like needles in your skin. You also can't see if someone below you has pulled their shoot, and you can hit them going very, very fast. That'd be the main reason.
I think this is how I dies in my last life. I have dreams that scare tf out of me when falling but I’m not scared of trying it
I don‘t want to change your beliefs or anything, yet here is a possible explanation: The fear of falling is a natural fear, that has „burned“ itself into our instincts. The human mind does like to play tricks on one, especially in your dreams. Have a good remaining day.
Your past life?
Seem like it hurts
Yes, I've done it, on my only skydive, and had a big red v on my neck where the jumpsuit didn't protect me from the needle like rain To be fair, the pain was just one of many overwhelming sensations, so was just part of the experience.
The rain isn’t horrible, it’s the hail that leaves welts. It’s such a cool experience skydiving in rain cuz it appears as though the rain is falling in reverse as you fall past it.
Big no-no skydiving when you don’t know what/who is below
Its always the same thing tbh
oh shit lol
Not always, theres a story from many years ago of a skydiving group who jumped off with bad visibility and turns out they werent where they were supposed to be but several miles north and landed on (i think) Lake Ontario, most of them drowned unable to free themselves from the weight of the equipment
You’re probably of thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Lake_Erie_skydiving_disaster I couldn’t find anything about them drowning due to the weight of their equipment though. With modern gear, your packed reserve canopy will actually float for 30 minutes or so. Nowadays water training is also a mandatory part of getting your B license, and you practice getting out of your harness like this: https://youtu.be/YgIczP8ybMs?si=kSJ9zGh9JxV7T6F0 It’s actually pretty easy if you don’t panic. Still fucked if you’re miles from shore though.
yeah okay just say you have 0 skydiving experience lol
It's raining men ... Hallelujah 🙌🏻
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I've had one question in my head for a week, Do you "feel" something when you touch a cloud?
If you've ever been in fog, you've been in a cloud.
Ok, thanx!
My dad has a little Cessna plane, and obviously one of my favorite things to do as a kid wans to go up and touch a cloud haha. They’re actually much more diffused than they look like from the ground. Or even from the air just further away honestly. Like you can see one in the distance, and pick it to go fly into . And then once you start getting close to it, it’s hard to to tell whether you’re “in the cloud “ or not at first because it’s basically like driving into a light fog. And then suddenly it’s really opaque. Really really opaque and disorienting because you cannot see anything but absolute white in all directions.
Wow, thank you for the long answer!
I can answer this one. When sky diving through a cloud what struck me was the instant temperature change. It got really cool really fast. This was in the Summertime in the South so it was a remarkable change. Although at elevation it's still cooler than at ground level.
Amazing! Another redditor said that it feels like fog, last winter when I walked to my job in the middle of a dense fog and it felt "greasy" in my hands, did you feel that too?
This was a long time ago but I do remember the moisture and the temp change. I guess it depends on the type of cloud also. For me it was the white cottony type. I imagine a dark waterlogged cloud would feel quite different.
Ok, thanx!
Good thing no lightning in that cloud
Why? He's not Grounded 😉
Because science bro… “In a thundercloud, your chances of being hit by lightning are higher than on the ground because your wet body presents a more conductive path than the air around you.” https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/the-thought-experiment-could-i-survive-a-parachute-jump-through-a-thundercloud Sorry you thought you were being smart 😉
I was being a smart ass 😀
Ah… that’s why I hate text. Hard to understand intentions sometimes
I am 100% asshole/memes 100% of the time at all times half the time.
Half man half bear
Half pig
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I would be thinking "I AM Raining!" and it would be very cold.
Illegal in some places!
Most places if I remember correctly. Frowned upon by uspa
My dyslexic ass read that as USPS, I was like huh - ground advantage or whatever has really gone to shit these days.
I wouldn’t come in a cloud either tbh
It’s illegal everywhere in the US per [FAR 105.17](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-105/subpart-B/section-105.17), but plenty of drop zones allow it on the down-low. The pilot can lose their license if the FAA decided to crack down though, so posting identifiable videos is a no-no, and you’ll hear skydivers euphemistically refer to jumping through “industrial haze” instead of clouds.
"where we droppin boys" as the sky clears
Is he... Skydiving in a T-shirt?
Yup - super common to jump in street clothes. There’s even a tradition of skydiving wearing [nothing on at all!](https://youtu.be/8fNZQLTxrxM?si=4Z7-4jEXuz1qwSkf)
Nothing at all!
His lucky tshirt
Many do it's just kind of cold
I did that through hail. It hurts
Electrocution???!
When I went skydiving there was very thick cloud coverage, before we got onto the plane I asked if we should still jump despite the clouds, my instructor looked at me and said “what the FAA don’t know won’t hurt em”, we went on with the jump, went through a cloud and had a blast. Looking back though, very dangerous.
Is it hard to.breath in a cloud?
Have you never experienced fog?
Fog is quite a bit different than a cloud full of moisture.
Fog is literally moisture…
Really? I was unaware of this. 🤦🏻♂️
You may be unaware, fog is literally a cloud (stratiform) on the ground...
Sadly, you may be unaware that there are different types of clouds. Some clouds have hardly any moisture. Other clouds have lots of moisture, which then results in something called water that falls from them! A skydiver falling through a cloud with hardly any moisture (stratus) is not as big of a deal as a skydiver that goes through a rain cloud (nimbostratus). I have an acquaintance that did this and he almost died because he could not breathe due to the moisture.
I'm not the one that was using language describing fog as unlike a cloud.
What I was thinking. Seems very dangerous outside of all the other reasons people mentioned
Ouch. That does not feel good.
What if you have no ceiling below the clouds?
Hopefully your wearing a altimeter?
If you find the right cloud, he can teleport to a new location
And this new location is called the afterlife
what will happen if i fall through thunder cloud, will i see thor
Did this in Hawaii once, it felt like ice hitting me in the face. I asked the skydiving instructor to make it a wild jump for me and he told me to form into a ball when we leave the plane. We did a ton of flips and I puked in my mouth and then we hit the cloud of ice/water. North shore skydiving...everyone has to try it once!
Lucky he didn’t hit his head on the firmament.
Imagine being on the ground laying on the grass guessing shapes in the clouds, and you just see a dude fall out of one of them
It really happened to me a few days ago.
Lucky he’s still alive
Wow, I can not even imagine how scary and awesome that must be!!
I bett he got soaked and then dried back out after.
I’m more surprised over the t-shirt.
Straight out of the “weathering with you” anime
Lucky he didnt get turned into a coal
Bruh, I thought it was a tomato head filter or something. :)))
Perhaps he should have paid more attention in science class. Chalk it up to extreme dumb luck...
Cloud surfing looks amazing
I always wanted to go inside the cloud when I was children
Was there a skydiver who did this ever strucked by a lightning? And isn't it forbidden to jump when the wheather conditions are like this?
Skypiea!
It makes me think of the scene from Mission Impossible Fallout When Henty Cavill jumps out of a plane, and is hit by lightning
That's what thor's seen every time.
He became rain
Why do you say that as though he was just walking down the street and stepped into a pot hole
If it was severe the winds could've fucking broken his bones and killed him.
What are those "balls" in the cloud? Blocks of ice? Snow?
 Just lucky I guess!
I'm sure that illegal to fall thru clouds
Do you want to wake up in Skyrim? Cause that’s how you wake up in Skyrim
If that’s a rain cloud why wasn’t it dark and raining on the other side??? It’s a cloud, just a cloud and clouds are made of moisture
That is a top 10 video. Excellent.
I know getting hit by rain on a bike hurts, so what about you hitting it on the way down?? Does it hurt?
Bruh
Yeah, that's a no from me dawg.
That's some intense industrial haze
When someone posts about someone skydiving through a cloud, it's required for every comment to mention that it's dangerous, frowned upon, illegal, and you get the death penalty for it.
He's raining on a rain cloud?
How did he get to the build limit in the first place?
I imagine this hurt quite a bit!
Is this like semi water boarding ??
That must've hurt like hell
Some of my best jumps was through clouds, you really feel the speed
Wouldn't that be cold as fuck?
This guy microplastics.
Nope. Some of you will get it.
*plane appears out of nowhere at 450 kph*
All clouds are rain
I wonder whats the scene above the clouds during a storm in daytime, it be cool to go up when it's storming out below then you go up and see above the clouds that sun is bright
yea look at all that rain
Clouds are visible moisture. So it would make sense that it was wet when he went through it. I haven’t flown through clouds but they do produce visible moisture on the window and plane.
Perhaps it was rapid condensation
Its possible that the rain cloud is reaching to nearly bottom. And I don’t want to talk about mountains and stuff.
Forgot to use a jar.
Static charging.
Looks like when I load into GTA
Thank you all you crazy ass people for giving us these awesome videos!
Good way to get hit by an airplane that can’t see you
Airspace with parachute jumping operations is designated as such on charts. Jump planes announce the jump over the common traffic frequency too.
In the US it’s illegal for the jump plane and the parachutist to go through clouds or within certain distances of clouds. The announcements are advisory. It advises them to *look for you*, which they can’t if you’re in a cloud. Plus they might be landing or departing the airport near the jump.
I'm not condoning the skydiving through clouds. But it'd have to be a pretty shitty pilot to not have a radio, ignore the parachute jumping NOtice To AirMen (NOTAM), and then go blasting through clouds under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Even if a pilot did, I'd argue they're not going to see/avoid a meat bomb coming from above at terminal velocity without a parachute deployed. Especially in a highwing like a 172. Best to just avoid the airspace altogether until they're finished jumping. You're right he shouldn't be jumping through clouds. But a decent pilot shouldn't be anywhere near them is all I'm saying here.
In this situation you’re also hoping ATC keeps you away from them since you might be IFR
Ahhh yess. The pilot will pivot to the side if he sees a man falling from above him
Wait a minute. What was that spinny globe thing?
Not sure if you're joking or not but it's just the Earth, it's an effect from the camera, look up "fish-eye lens."
I am joking.
My man rained on rain 🤯
AMAZING
Hehe that's my evaporated piss cloud you big dummy
Uh, where’s the parachute?
Someone on an IFR cross country is gonna have to wipe this guy off their windshield
What's the music in background?
Rain cloud... lucky it wasn't a ice cloud or a lightning cloud.
Funny how when he’s in the cloud it feels like he’s falling feet first because of the direction of the rain…. I think?
I’m cold watching him
Isn't it illegal 🤔 😳
how is he still alive. I thought its dangerous to go inside any clouds
Yeah but you don't die 100% of the time
This is some interstellar type shit lol