How would you like to sky-dive out of one plane . . . and into another? These three decided to do just that!
That’s amazing! Congratulations to all concerned, particularly the pilot of the ‘catching’ aircraft, who appears to have dived vertically towards the earth so as to maintain station on the falling parachutists. It’s a good thing they all managed to avoid the plane’s propeller!
Peter
Wow.
That looks like a Pilatus PC-6. That long nose houses a turbine engine. It's very STOL:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/444985/across_runway_landing/
Notice the drogue chute?
carefully tailored to give just the right amount of drag
Very Cool
It's a good thing they all managed to avoid the plane's propeller!
Or that the wings didn't come off when the plane pulled out of the dive.
It looked like he had plenty of space to pull up. You only get threats to come apart when you pull high G maneuver, which admittedly can vary depending on the plane. Another couple thousand feet though should be plenty to pull out without stressing the plane.