dontbounce 0 #26 February 22, 2006 During my first jump, I was really nervous. I had a lot of adreneline in my system. I had gone over the procedures over and over again. But during the jump, I lost track of how high I was, and my instructor had to pull my "rip cord" for me. If my instructors had not been there, the same thing would have happened to me. It is hard to describe unless you have done it, but it is safe to say the I had so much adreneline in my system that I was incapacitated by it. You could describe my experience as a "blackout", although I was partially aware of what was going on.. There have been other cases of jumpers that had heart attacks during a jump. This is a possibility. I am sorry about your friend. We are a close knit group of people here, and it pains us to hear when we have lost one of our own. I hope my explanation of my own experience has given you a better understanding of some of the possible things that can happen in freefall. Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ibx 2 #27 February 22, 2006 Quote During my first jump, I was really nervous. I had a lot of adreneline in my system. I think you are actually referring to sensory overload. After every jump that gets less. As stated this was an experienced skydiver so I think this can be probably be ruled out. --john Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
