Falling limbs

I am late in posting this story. It really is worth the attention.

From CNN:

Skydiver hits a plane and dies
Albert "Gus" Wing III had already deployed his parachute Saturday when he struck the left wing of the DHC-6 Twin Otter propeller plane at about 600 feet, a witness on the ground told police.

Both of Wing's legs were severed at the knees, but he managed to maneuver his parachute and land near the DeLand Airport, about 40 miles north of Orlando, DeLand Police Cmdr. Randel Henderson said.

He was airlifted to a hospital, where he later died, Henderson said.

This really is a tough break. I kind of picture a scene where a plane was trying to play a game with itself, like jacks. Score: Parachutists 14, Plane 1.

The good pull quote: "Mike Johnston, general manager of Skydive DeLand, said the accident was not common."

That's a good thing because, if it was common, the FAA would start requiring that each person's limb have its own emergency chute.

I think they should call this maneuver the human cluster bomb.

~A