You have two life’s. If you lose one during a skydiving fatality, which result on your own mistakes, would you continue to skydive?

[StevePhelps 0]

Why not?

The odds you are left with are what you actually have right now.

One life to live -- what are you going to do with it? I love to skydive!

[Newbie 0]

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You only live once so make the most of it. I would hate to end up sat in my retirement home wishing that when I was younger I had done more stuff. Do it now.

So many people miss this point in life.

There was an interview made with over 1,000 old people living in rest homes. They were asked if they had their life to live over again, what would they do differently.

Consistently the same 3 answers kept coming back.

They would:

1) Risk more
2) Dream more
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3) Reflect.

You could risk more without being a dreamer, but that is just being hard up for thrills.

You could dream without risking, but then you are dead.

And if you don't risk or dream....you have -nothing- to reflect about!

So, the 3 really -do- go together.

Dream, Risk, Reflect.

ltdiver

nice post thanks!

"Skydiving is a door"
Happythoughts

[Newbie 0]

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The reason for this question is, should somebody who only survived a jump because he had luck or he had an AAD, should continue to jump?

My friend once told me that if you are scuba diving and you run out of air, you should put your gear into the closet until you figure out why you you messed up.

If your AAD fires, you have run out of air also. You just can't go back up and get more.

I have done stupid crap due to complacency. I put my rig in the closet until I figured out why. I also put personal checklists into place to prevent myself from repeating. Also, I try to prevent others from doing avoidable stuff.

can you elaborate on some of the things you did to make you think and keep yourself in check please? I want to know if i have everything you have thought about covered if possible.

Cheers

"Skydiving is a door"
Happythoughts

[downwardspiral 0]

hell yeah I'd continue! I don't have the dillusion that I'm invincible and realize that I could potentially be the cause of my death. Not continuing to skydive after a fatal mistake simply means you were dillusional and are now enlightened to your frailty. Give me a break people.

Now if I was the cause of someone elses death I would most likely quit.

www.FourWheelerHB.com

[happythoughts 0]

Make sure your chest strap is routed properly and you cutaway handle is not tucked underneath the webbing. Also get a lower pin check. That should cover it.