This is an amusing tip to me. Chances are it will rarely come of use. However, if you are the type to enjoy HALO jumps (That's High Altitude Low Opening, dont confuse it with opening high up) you'll find this very useful.
In skydiving, you actually have a LOT of control as to where you are going. But even better, you can control the speed of your fall as well, to a certain degree. Note, you have to fall for at least 15-20 seconds to note any effect.
To control your fall, all you have to do is look where you want to go. If you look straight down, you will fall straight down. If you look outwards parallel to the ground, you will actually start to glide forward. Also, you will fall faster if you are looking down than if you are looking up.
I've tested this out with a simple mod that allowed me to shoot a vehicle very very high up (To give an example, we fell for 2 minutes straight). Bailing out of the vehicle, we were easily able to orbit the vehicle, rise above it, go below it, and even reenter it.
The thing that makes this useful though is if you are able to get really really high, you can travel quite far. For example, on Gulf of Oman, at about 500 feet you can glide from the Construction Yard to the MEC base. This means if you're a HALO jumper, you dont need to get right over your target. It also means that if you're quick enough, you can spot enemies on the ground as they come into view and adjust your LZ so you dont fall directly on them. With enough practice I was able to control my fall and land directly in an alleyway and open my chute so close to the ground I never saw it deploy.
Of course, this also makes for great stunt footage for you moviemakers out there. Give it a whirl.
In skydiving, you actually have a LOT of control as to where you are going. But even better, you can control the speed of your fall as well, to a certain degree. Note, you have to fall for at least 15-20 seconds to note any effect.
To control your fall, all you have to do is look where you want to go. If you look straight down, you will fall straight down. If you look outwards parallel to the ground, you will actually start to glide forward. Also, you will fall faster if you are looking down than if you are looking up.
I've tested this out with a simple mod that allowed me to shoot a vehicle very very high up (To give an example, we fell for 2 minutes straight). Bailing out of the vehicle, we were easily able to orbit the vehicle, rise above it, go below it, and even reenter it.
The thing that makes this useful though is if you are able to get really really high, you can travel quite far. For example, on Gulf of Oman, at about 500 feet you can glide from the Construction Yard to the MEC base. This means if you're a HALO jumper, you dont need to get right over your target. It also means that if you're quick enough, you can spot enemies on the ground as they come into view and adjust your LZ so you dont fall directly on them. With enough practice I was able to control my fall and land directly in an alleyway and open my chute so close to the ground I never saw it deploy.
Of course, this also makes for great stunt footage for you moviemakers out there. Give it a whirl.
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