Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.

Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.

  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldEnglish
    151·
    1 year ago

    According to Le Parisien, immediately after the drop, the pilot of the aircraft began its descent towards the aerodrome tarmac.

    Before the skydiver jumped out of the aircraft, there was no consultation on the trajectory the plane would take, the paper said.

    One of the parties can go up and down at will. The other can only fall. It’s absolutely the pilot’s fault.

    • FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world
      51·
      1 year ago

      Not really, this is standard practice for skydiving planes. The sooner they land, the sooner they can pick up the next group. I’ve gone on plane rides at these places and it’s like a rollercoaster drop as soon as the last person leaves.

      The pilot may be partially at fault, but this is common practice in the space

    • _haha_oh_wow_English
      3·
      1 year ago

      Yup, sounds like negligence to me I guess. It would still be good to know how/why this happened exactly though.