Weatherman Grant Denyer Passes Out On Air During Stunt Plane Flight [Video]
From the archive: published Feb 19, 2013, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Weatherman Grant Denyer had an interesting morning. The popular Sunrise weather man passed out on air when Australian stunt fighter pilot Matt Hall took him on an eight G-force ride over Australia.
According to the Herald Sun , the average person can withstand about 5-G before losing consciousness while experienced fighter pilots can handle 9-G forces or more. Denyer passed his 5-G test but wanted Hall to show him what 8-G forces felt like.
And apparently, it feels a lot like a nap.
Denyer said:
“My whole body just started to feel all warm and cosy to be honest … I had no idea I passed out. But I was out for about six or seven seconds.”
Denyer may have been slightly embarrassed about passing out during his 8-G flight but he did way better than his colleagues. Last year, David Koch and Mark Beretta both got sick in the cockpit.
Denyer said:
“It was a bit spooky, watching it back … I’m very glad I didn’t throw up. If you throw up you have to clean the cockpit so I’m grateful I avoided that.”
Here’s the video of Grant Denyer’s rough morning ride.