Would you go banzai skydiving?

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the diver throws her or his parachute out the airplane door

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There are currently no reported banzai skydiving deaths.

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throws her or his parachute out the airplane door

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then jumps after it.

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That's gonna be a no.

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To not plummet 10,000 feet to instant death, the skydiver must secure the parachute and glide to the projected landing zone.

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FIFY

I don't like standing on my roof much less being 10,000 feet up

I have a better idea to make skydiving a better spectator sport, parachute racing. Put the big cash prize in a target, 2 or more divers jump at the same time, the first one down to the prize wins. So the divers would delay pulling the ripcord as long as possible.

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Regular skydiving isn't adrenaline-pumping enough?



it was for me. Its the most adrenaline-pumping thing I've ever done for that matter. The shite described by the OP is utter lunacy.

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I agree a billion percent!!!

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Banzai Skydiving is a form of skydiving that originated in Japan. The Banzai skydive consists of flying to a jump altitude of 10,000 ft. (3,000 m). Before exiting, the diver throws her or his parachute out the airplane door, waits two seconds, and then jumps after it. To be successful, the skydiver must secure the parachute and glide to the projected landing zone.

The banzai skydiver wears a special harness that attaches to a cord extending from the parachute.[1] The cord can be clearly seen in Andreas Dachtler’s jump video taken in Southeast Europe. This ensures the skydiver can safely recover the parachute. Otherwise, the normal harness would require a thread through. This would be impossible while in free fall.

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As long as the Banzai skydive guidelines are followed, nobody is at risk. The guidelines state that the jump must be done away from public places. There are currently no reported banzai skydiving deaths.

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Sure sounds fun. I'll put on my bucket list right after swim with Nile crocodile while wearing a bacon speedo.