"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
09/25/2013 at 14:10 • Filed to: None
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"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
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German wakeboard champion becomes first person to skim across the water behind an airplane with, not surprisingly, no wake.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Chris Clarke
09/25/2013 at 14:20 |
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1. Good luck in the US repeating it. FAA
2. I feel like they didn't really take advantage of the plane, the pilot should have been popping up from time to time.
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> Chris Clarke
09/25/2013 at 14:29 |
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My takeaway: Germany has bros too!
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Chris Clarke
> HammerheadFistpunch
09/25/2013 at 14:44 |
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I read that the plane required much more speed than is normal for wakeboarders, and that the board was bending and unstable making tricks very difficult.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Chris Clarke
09/25/2013 at 14:45 |
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50-60 mph is ridiculously fast to board, I wouldn't want to try stuff either.
McLarry
> Chris Clarke
09/25/2013 at 23:42 |
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That's gotta be scary fast... Most wakeboarding is only 20-25mph. I think I'd be too nervous to do anything but hold on, but then again I'm not a German wakeboarding champion.......
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> HammerheadFistpunch
09/26/2013 at 14:38 |
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The pilot dragging a wheel at :36 reminded me of David Riggs, who bought it last week in China attempting the same stunt. The FAA knew this guy all too well.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-5…