Free Fall Research

Covering long fall survival, free fall, aviation disaster, skydiving accident, parachute, and occasional spam e-mail and haiku related topics

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Author/illustrator Jim Hamilton’s new book on long-fall survival is now available!
https://t.co/OwrXwTAypS

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

Mazy, cat who survived 10-story fall, recovering from successful surgery at MSPCA-Angell https://t.co/HkIDGFcswE

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A 35-year-old skydiving instructor has died after he was "presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute," Nashville police say. https://t.co/qqtIlnIPCI

[Captain Brent 🇬🇧 @Birdseed501]

BBC’s I’ve Got A Secret (1984)

Tail gunner Nicholas Alkemade, who in 1944 fell 18,000 feet from a burning Lancaster without a parachute - and walked away…

Astonishing story 🫡

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Nine-story fall survivor after Russian attack

[Maria Avdeeva @maria_avdv]

“I don’t know where my parents are. I don’t know what happened to them.”

Veronika was thrown from the 9th floor during Russia’s attack on Kyiv and survived.

This is what Ukrainian children go to sleep with.

8 killed in Kyiv as if now.

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Amazing story! https://t.co/ddpp3A2XBF

[Sky News @SkyNews]

56-year-old Felix Baumgartner, the extreme athlete who once jumped from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding crash in Italy.

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Are cats able to survive long falls?
This is the 45th (& final) cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

He will publish a book of these cartoons later this year.

@jrhinfotrends
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #cats #fallingcats

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

How often did airmen survive long falls in the severed tail of a bomber during World War II?

This is the forty-fourth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage

[Para Gear @ParaGear]

@parachute_industry_association Skydiving’s Iron Lady, Kim Knor will be sitting down for a Fireside Chat during the PIA Symposium to talk about her incredible skydiving career and her mission to achieve 1000 jumps. #legendsofskydiving #PIA2025 #skydiving

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Why am I alive?

This is the forty-third cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall @988Lifeline

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

How long does it take a parachute to open?

This is the forty-second cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends @ChutesNL
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall #parachute #terminalvelocity

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Does a ball thrown straight up take the same time to go up as it does to come down?

This is the fortieth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall #physics #baseball #gravity

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

What happened to Baby Hashimoto?

This is the thirty-ninth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

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#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Has an animal ever helped save a long faller?

This is the thirty-eighth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends @KevinHinesStory
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall #kevinhines #goldengatebridge

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Can an ice-covered lake help save someone in a dangerous situation?

This is the thirty-seventh cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends
#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Who is the luckiest pilot?

This is the thirty-sixth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

@jrhinfotrends #survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

What was the most recent long-fall survival incident?

This is the thirty-fifth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

P.S. This incident happened in Monkey Canyon in Angeles National Forest in southern California.
@jrhinfotrends

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Is snow a good thing to fall on?

This is the thirty-fourth cartoon in the series in which Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall #snow #operationsnowbird @jrhinfotrends @11thAirborneDiv

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

Which men survived the highest accidental free falls?

This is the thirty-third cartoon in the series in whichJim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #freefall

[Free Fall Research @FreeFallReport]

How long does it take to fall 20,000 feet?

This is the thirty-second cartoon in the series in Jim Hamilton answers questions about falling.

#survival #falling #freefallresearchpage #terminalvelocity @jrhinfotrends