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QuoteTwo of my good friends were seriously injured. How about some get well vibes???
Glad you're ok, and hopefully your friends will have a speedy recovery.
Not to glorify the situation, but.... at least they have a better story to tell other than, 'I turned too low to the ground...'
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Instructors will be telling this story to their students for years to come.
Also, I just noticed you have 84 jumps. This is a perfect example of why we need to look out for each other. I'm just sorry we (as a community) let you down on this one....
Jeff
Shhh... you hear that sound? That's the sound of nobody caring!
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I haven't seen the skyvan vid yet but heard its good.
yeah its pretty damned good... all 6 videos on that load lol. theres like 3 outside videos and 3 inside videos.
I was in the 9way that got out before the raft.
EDIT I just realized this could be confusing. I am talking about a different skyvan load, not the low opening one. I don't want people to think i got out on a 9way at 2k lol
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Zenister 0
QuoteJumping out at 2k????
That's freakin stupid.
skydivers afraid of a 2,000 exit?
sad, sad, sad....
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Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
QuoteSo everyone can keep on slappin' away, it's deserved.
You got it, next time I see you, you will get a big slap and then a big hug because I'm glad you're okay. I guess this is a lesson learned. You learned and didn't get hurt.
QuoteTwo of my good friends were seriously injured. How about some get well vibes???
I will keep them in my thoughts.
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey
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EDIT I just realized this could be confusing. I am talking about a different skyvan load, not the low opening one. I don't want people to think i got out on a 9way at 2k lol
Thanks for clarifying that. I had actually gasped when I read the first part of your post.
We are all engines of karma
Track high pull low!
Track high, Pull LOW!!!
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my real thoughts are posted in the Incidents thread but one medical explanation that makes perfect sense is that some of the folks - those that did not know the exit altitude, and those that knew it but did not have the experience to handle the high speed & low altitude - had Anal Cranial Inversion syndrome
Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
micro 0
QuoteQuoteJumping out at 2k????
That's freakin stupid.
skydivers afraid of a 2,000 exit?
sad, sad, sad....
Why is that sad, Rans? There are MANY skydivers who have hundreds and hundreds of jumps who are afraid of CRW jumps. Is that sad too?
I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...
QuoteJumping out at 2k????
That's freakin stupid.
No, skydiving is stupid.
Will all you wet behind the ear types please stay out of my way when the wings are on fire? I'll be happy to let you all go down with the A/C.
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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
Zenister 0
yes, absolutely.
its sad whenever someone uses their personal fears to label something 'stupid'
it is sad in the case of CRW where the skills they learn (or fail to learn rather) go along way to helping keep them alive once under canopy, even if they only do a few CRW jumps for training.
it is sad in relation to a 2k jump in that you MAY NOT have the opportunity to pick your exit altitude. The only thing that makes a 2k jump 'less safe' than a 13k freefall is the JUMPER and their ability to handle it. (and yes i know some 300+ jump FFers who have issues with a stable clear and pull and that is sad too...)
just my opinion ofc, but if you (as a licensed jumper) are REALLY AFRAID of leaving an aircraft at 2k AGL you shouldnt be skydiving... as you have clearly NOT absorbed some of the BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS
its sad whenever someone uses their personal fears to label something 'stupid'
it is sad in the case of CRW where the skills they learn (or fail to learn rather) go along way to helping keep them alive once under canopy, even if they only do a few CRW jumps for training.
it is sad in relation to a 2k jump in that you MAY NOT have the opportunity to pick your exit altitude. The only thing that makes a 2k jump 'less safe' than a 13k freefall is the JUMPER and their ability to handle it. (and yes i know some 300+ jump FFers who have issues with a stable clear and pull and that is sad too...)
just my opinion ofc, but if you (as a licensed jumper) are REALLY AFRAID of leaving an aircraft at 2k AGL you shouldnt be skydiving... as you have clearly NOT absorbed some of the BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS
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Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
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this clarifies it, thanks...
personally, 2k exits scare me. can't stand them. will do them, b/c it's important, but never have been comfortable w/ em, even though I'm rock solid on exit. I guess it's a psychological thing, I don't know. I fear that b/c my margin of error is so much smaller, I'll choke and that's all she wrote. But the funny thing is, put me out at 3k and the anxiety is gone and I'm out and open in no time. I think if I did MORE of them, I'd get comfy w/ them.
I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...
Quoteits sad whenever someone uses their personal fears to label something 'stupid'
it is sad in the case of CRW where the skills they learn (or fail to learn rather) go along way to helping keep them alive.
personally, 2k exits scare me. can't stand them. will do them, b/c it's important, but never have been comfortable w/ em, even though I'm rock solid on exit. I guess it's a psychological thing, I don't know. I fear that b/c my margin of error is so much smaller, I'll choke and that's all she wrote. But the funny thing is, put me out at 3k and the anxiety is gone and I'm out and open in no time. I think if I did MORE of them, I'd get comfy w/ them.
I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...
Whoever said I was scared? 
And I find it highly ironic that you and diablo, who have basically called me an idiot for being a Christian, are now using my opinion about jumping out at 2k as an "excuse" to call me out as someone who should not be skydiving.
But whatever, think what you'd like. My panties aren't in a bunch.
Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...
And I find it highly ironic that you and diablo, who have basically called me an idiot for being a Christian, are now using my opinion about jumping out at 2k as an "excuse" to call me out as someone who should not be skydiving.
But whatever, think what you'd like. My panties aren't in a bunch.
Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...
QuoteI'll be happy to let you all go down with the A/C.
Wow...remind me never to get on the same plane on you.
Quotes like that seem to show people who don't really care about a fellow skydiver's death...because they were "too stupid" to begin with, right? Sickening!Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...
No, someone who just got their A, and bought the cheapest used gear (without an AAD) they could find.
I disagree. At 25 jumps, most jumpers don't even know what's dangerous, and they certainly don't know why things are dangerous. As a community, I think it's our responsibility to look out for one another, even if it isn't written in the SIM/IRM.
I've never heard of a person denied of their A license, because they were too stupid to skydive. I've even met a few skydivers that I swear suffer from mild retardation, but hold a D license.
Jeff
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