See video. I hate these damn videos with commercials.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs...opstories.html
Paratrooper
80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
See video. I hate these damn videos with commercials.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs...opstories.html
Paratrooper
Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
Total fuck up, but apparently this jump company has a questionable safety record.
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Student: What if my main parachute doesn't open?
Black Hat: You will immediately deploy your reserve parachute.
Student: What if my reserve parachute doesn't open?
Black Hat: You have the rest of your Airborne life to think about it.
Paratrooper
Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
I saw it on the news last night, major cluster fuck. Then the owner of some local sky diving operation gets on the news and starts claiming that none of his instructors would ever jump if their student said no. "Nope, we would take them back in the plane." Of course they would.
Anyway, it all worked out well for the old mare, she will have that story to tell for the rest of her life.
-John
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Paratrooper
Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
Since I'm very familiar with topic and environment of commercial skydiving, I fault Tandem Instructor 100%.
"Get ready" position sucked, immediately followed by horrible exit and disastrous opening and horror-movie grade descent.
Thank God, poor lady didn't flip out of the harness in the mid-air.
What I see is that Instructor very likely didn't tighten Student's harness attachment straps well. Combined with saggy exit position, here is a recipe for disaster.
I'm sure FAA and USPA are all over that place and I bet you, guy's Tandem Instructor license is going to be suspended.
Such precedents give Skydiving bad rep, which is very unfair, taking into considerations having the best in the world equipment, training and licensing (kudos to USPA).
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Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
Don't tell me Grandma took that whole "women becoming Rangers" thing seriously???
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Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
Make note of the company...no fun jumps there, ok??
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The shoe fits
Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
I have never paid to exit an aircraft. On that note why would you pay, get up there and then chicken out. I can't see the video because I'm in Korea but the story tells everything. She got Jumpmastered
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Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
I think it was a little more than that....her harness had some serious issues.Originally Posted by Hendo
I have never paid to exit an aircraft. On that note why would you pay, get up there and then chicken out. I can't see the video because I'm in Korea but the story tells everything. She got Jumpmastered
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"When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered." - Dorothy Thompson
Paradoxical Quote of The Day From Ben Stein: "Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen." Now add this, "Many of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens."
Paratrooper
Re: 80yr old woman's skydive goes OOPS
Remember, you don't need a parachute to skydive - you only need a parachute if you're planning to skydive more than once.
And so it goes...
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