Bailing out from 300,000 feet, a concept illustrated by Lee J. Ames from the 1959 book Man’s Reach Into Space by Roy A. Gallant. However, this jump would be very difficult if not impossible to do, and the FAA will never grant a Part 105.15(a) waiver to jump into NYC from a spot over Boston!

Some comments from rec.skydiving:

Illustration of bailing out from 300,000 feet



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