Category: Accidents, How Far Away Is Death?
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This is an old subject dear to my heart; a previous activity and occupation was parachuting (skydiving) and parachute equipment rigging. This more likely a base jump with a pilot-chute assist attached to the statues hand, and therefore as long as there is enough clear air below, the parachute should deploy safely; landing it is a different issue.
If system is being deployed whilst free-falling (176 feet/sec at terminal velocity) past the statue, then that is a different range of risks and and possible outcomes.
Comment by Ray O'Leary — January 3, 2018 @ 11:26 pm