Squeak 17 #1 August 31, 2010 Glad i jump in a flatland area. Posted on Skysurfer. apparently bad spot and not very good situational awareness Nice view thoughYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #2 August 31, 2010 ....wow, he was lucky he had an offheading!IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 August 31, 2010 Quote Glad i jump in a flatland area. Posted on Skysurfer. apparently bad spot and not very good situational awareness Nice view though Jumping in a valley is great as long as you make sure all those hard rocky bits... really are off in the distance and not right under you. I think there whould have been a HOLY FUCK after the guy landed in that alpine meadow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #4 August 31, 2010 Quote....wow, he was lucky he had an offheading! +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #5 August 31, 2010 i think i would have gone silver in that situation....IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvance 0 #6 August 31, 2010 Damn... This was discussed in another thread, and that video is sobering.I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #7 August 31, 2010 There's a thread in Incidents about this Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #8 August 31, 2010 Quotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreaming13000 1 #9 August 31, 2010 I think this is the video from the Switzerland post in the incidents forum... wow "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #10 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Because reserves generally open faster than mains. They're also designed and packed to have a lower chance of malfunction than a main. That's why, in your FJC, you were taught than in an emergency exit from a plane, below a certain altitude, go directly to silver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspired 0 #11 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Because reserves generally open faster than mains. They're also designed and packed to have a lower chance of malfunction than a main. That's why, in your FJC, you were taught than in an emergency exit from a plane, below a certain altitude, go directly to silver. It also would have been more likely to open on heading... which, in this case, could have cost him his life. Luck was on his side that day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zymurdoo 0 #12 August 31, 2010 Always check your spot!Blue Skies, Soft Docks and Happy Landings! CWR #23 (It's called CRW, add an e if you like, but I ain't calling it CFS. FU FAI!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #13 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Because reserves generally open faster than mains. They're also designed and packed to have a lower chance of malfunction than a main. That's why, in your FJC, you were taught than in an emergency exit from a plane, below a certain altitude, go directly to silver. It also would have been more likely to open on heading... which, in this case, could have cost him his life. Luck was on his side that day! Im not so sure about that. If you look at the video you can see he pulls at around 1:03, that means he should be under reserve canopy at around 1:05-1:06 and still above the rock. And the reserve would most likely be a slower canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspired 0 #14 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Because reserves generally open faster than mains. They're also designed and packed to have a lower chance of malfunction than a main. That's why, in your FJC, you were taught than in an emergency exit from a plane, below a certain altitude, go directly to silver. It also would have been more likely to open on heading... which, in this case, could have cost him his life. Luck was on his side that day! Im not so sure about that. If you look at the video you can see he pulls at around 1:03, that means he should be under reserve canopy at around 1:05-1:06 and still above the rock. And the reserve would most likely be a slower canopy. You might be right. But assuming he did clear the peaks, I wonder what he would have found on the other side. From what I can see, he was extraordinarily lucky to end up where he did. There was a lot of very unforgiving terrain he could've landed on instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #15 August 31, 2010 Quote i think i would have gone silver in that situation.... and I would like to think I would as well but having been in free fall at 1200' with 5 other jumpers not a single one of us went silver. We all did what we have done 100's to several thousands of time's. While I was cussing myself for not going to my reserve I watched the cypress fire on jumper 100' below me. It is my opinion that most of us will react the way our muscles are trained when faced with a nearly instantaneous decision which could potentionally prove fatal MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #16 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... why? Because reserves generally open faster than mains. They're also designed and packed to have a lower chance of malfunction than a main. That's why, in your FJC, you were taught than in an emergency exit from a plane, below a certain altitude, go directly to silver. It also would have been more likely to open on heading... which, in this case, could have cost him his life. Luck was on his side that day! Im not so sure about that. If you look at the video you can see he pulls at around 1:03, that means he should be under reserve canopy at around 1:05-1:06 and still above the rock. And the reserve would most likely be a slower canopy. You might be right. But assuming he did clear the peaks, I wonder what he would have found on the other side. From what I can see, he was extraordinarily lucky to end up where he did. There was a lot of very unforgiving terrain he could've landed on instead. If I'm not mistaken its the DZ on other side of the peaks. The lake Tremorgio you can see here: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.492011,8.692589&spn=0.033327,0.117245&t=h&z=14 is the lake you can see on the video.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #17 August 31, 2010 Quotei think i would have gone silver in that situation.... Me too, I am packed for camera openings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rover 11 #18 September 1, 2010 Thought he could have done better with his canopy control. With a little more input he could have made it all the way down to the lake!2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mobascheri 0 #19 September 6, 2010 I uploaded the jump in HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiGdqPfztsc Blue skies N. PS: A 109 doesn't really glide very good at 7.500 ft. Slider collapsed and with an open cheststrap it might have worked... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
