CloudOnMyTongue 0 #1 June 28, 2003 So I was at the drop zone last week and on the same load as me was another student. When I came down I heard that his Cypres fired. He doesn't have his A license yet but I think he's finished the AFF program. I had a not so good jump, I was tumbling for about 5000 feet, but I felt that I was altitude aware the whole time. I'm just wondering what could you be doing that could involve you so much that you don't realize that you are at 750 feet. Apparently he was attempting to pull when his Cypres fired. My JM told me about those guys doing the 4-way that all had their AAD's fire, but in a way I can see that happening. I was just wondering other people's thoughts on this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #2 June 28, 2003 it's a little thing called "sensory overload"--Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 June 28, 2003 QuoteI'm just wondering what could you be doing that could involve you so much that you don't realize that you are at 750 feet. Apparently he was attempting to pull when his Cypres fired. It has happened to very experienced skydivers as well. Far more than the one example your instructor told you about. THAT is why your instructors keep harping on about altitude awareness and checking your altimeter and deploying by a certain altitude. It's to drill into your head that you must be aware of your altitude at all times.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #4 June 28, 2003 Even a six year old knows you're supposed to "count to 3 and pull the string". Anyone who forgets to pull should get 30 days to think it over, seceond time they're gone. You're not doing them any favors letting them kill themselves. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #5 June 28, 2003 Despite the fact that distraction kills in this sport, distraction is human nature. Have you not ever become caught up in a book or a movie or a video game and look up the clock to find several hours have suddenly passed you by? If you can lose hours just with visual stimuli, I think it's reasonable to expect you could lose a minute here or there while skydiving. nathanielMy advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flypunk 0 #6 June 29, 2003 There is also fixation to take into account or to add to distraction, loss of awareness, maybe he went into a head down as he tried to pull, and had some problems... etc. It shouldn't happen but every now and then someone will experience it, hopefully to never forget again. If he was jumping rental gear, it probably doesn't have an expert cypress, and depending on what it has it might activate anywhere between 1250-1700 ft. ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #7 June 29, 2003 Brain lock. I have jumped 4 and 5 ways and been so intense on completeing the mauevers that I ended up pulling too low. Only twice. Twice to many times. If you you see a JM or the DZO walkin towards you with his head down it may be time for a refresher coaching jump. Just a thought.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
