lilchief 1 #26 March 12, 2006 This happened in my club, i believe 3-4 years ago. They did a demo/anniversary jump with a Parafoil(round thingy that brakes the fall, not the PC ) and the guy who packed it used 2,5kg(somewhat 5lb) weights to pack it. and the guy forgets it in the canopy. The jump was over downtown Trondheim(160.000 whuffos+some skydivers) and the jump went perfect. During the evening it came on the news: "Strange thing, a 2,5kg weight fell form the sky". It had gone through the roof of a garage and through the front window of the car parked there. The owner was not far away and got PO! The funny thing was, a hot air ballonist was in interrogation by the police, even though he hadn't been in that airspace That particular weight is still in "service", but with a nylon band attached to it, saying: "Remove before flight". There's still a mark in it where it hit the window of the car"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #27 March 12, 2006 QuoteYou want to hear tragedy... Someone at jumped out of the plane with a pocket full of jump tickets. Landed with no jump tickets Same exact thing happened to me. Luckily it was only two tickets. The tickets were in a zippered pocket on my shorts, but I found out in backflight that the zippers weren't quite strong enough to withstand the relative wind of freefall. It was kinda neat seeing my tickets disappear into the sky, but not worth the $40 down the toilet. I also lost a demo helmet while doing a backflip in freefall at another DZ. Had to pay $179. Most recently I lost a wicking-material skullcap that I use for running while in freefall. It was my favorite hat, and it fit my head quite snug and I would never have thought it would come off in freefall. Lesson learned...again Finally, I bought a jumpsuit with an internal zipped pocket, so this should reduce the risks of losing anything again. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #28 March 12, 2006 At couch freaks a couple years ago, I did a 3 way sit with some buddies. We get to the ground and discover that one of them is missing his car keys. After making fun of him for awhile, I discover I lost my wallet luckily I had my $200 of jump tickets not in my wallet, but I still lost all my credit cards, cash, IDs, etc. But he suffered worse... his mom had to drive 12 hours roundtrip to give him a spare set of keys to his car. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #29 March 12, 2006 yep, at my DZ a student was doing an aff with one instructor and went into spin cycle mode, well the instuctor was able to grab her by the foot which stopped the spin but her shoe came off in his hand. He looked at the shoe, looked at her, did a double take and decided to chuck the shoe over his shoulder. who knows where it landed but it must be wierd seeing a shoe fall out of the sky.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #30 March 12, 2006 QuoteHe looked at the shoe, looked at her, did a double take and decided to chuck the shoe over his shoulder. who knows where it landed but it must be wierd seeing a shoe fall out of the sky.That's an instructor with his priorities set straight! Saving the student rather than the shoe! Let's have a moment of silence for the shoe - R.I.P. I know the feeling, I've lost a shoe in the sky too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #31 March 13, 2006 I also lost a flower patterned swim cap that I wore along with a flame patterned speedo during annual Speedo Day at Bay Area Skydiving in Byron, CA last year. I lost my goggles along with it too, but if you back fly or go head down the wind seems to not bother my eyes as much without goggles, although it's not too bad on your belly or upright. I think I forgot them on another jump but jumped anyway. I was on a 3 way horny gorilla that got twisted around and one guy lost his shoe that flew up away from us. I don't think it was the first time he lost a shoe and he still didn't bother tying them very tightly. He may have landed out on that load as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnsisland 0 #32 March 17, 2006 Quote How much would it have cost to just drive to somewhere and pay cash to get a new one fitted before you returned the car??? BSBD!! -Mark. Uhhh, that's a great idea...ran a rental car agaisnt a curb (try to find a switch while driving a new car) a while back, drove it on the donut for 400 miles, and bought a rim at a junkyard and a new tire. Figured it was less hassle than letting the rental company find out. Not cheap, but less hassle. Funny thing was next time they said they were checking the jacks during checkout...and I know I returned the jack...wonder if it was just a coincendce? Rental car, major PIB. JeffArch? I can arch just fine with my back to the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnsisland 0 #33 March 17, 2006 At least my first day of jumping, second jump, I waited till I was on the ground, and driving from landing zone to airport before I puked, all over side of car...down main drag of town...sigh. Pretty funny, I was feeling queasy after I landed, and the very kind DZO said let me help you take off your rig. I said no, I just wanted to stay still. She said let me help you take it off, and only later did I realize she wanted to make sure I didn't puke on the rig. Thank God for Transderm Scop. One little patch and no more puking. Grin. JJArch? I can arch just fine with my back to the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
