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I'm sorry, I just don't understand :/

conservation of momentum only occurs when no external forces are acting on the system, in this case, gravity is an external force affection the system, therefore increasing Bronco's momentum, his momentum is increasing while the momentum of the heli is constant, this breaks the conservation of...

Homework Statement Bronco dives from a hovering helicopter and finds his momentum increasing. Does this violate the conservation of momentum? Homework Equations p(before) = p(after) The Attempt at a Solution no, this does not violate the c.o.m, because it is a closed system of...