wmw999 2,439
There's a thread in "Safety and Training" called "Stupid things I have done" that's got a lot of the same stuff.
Wendy W.
Wendy W.
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)
Cool! I like this thread. Not that these fuck ups are cool, but that you can see that: A) People have made the same or similar mistakes, and B) You can learn from them and become a better/safer skydiver.
What have I done?
- Played chicken with the otter while landing. I was landing after a high pull and knew where every other canopy was. It was dusk, and for whatever reason, my circle of awareness sucked and I didn't notice the very large bird coming right at me.
- Demoed a very small canopy before I was ready for it, and turned 180 low. Ha! How I survived that one, who know? But I did... and that woke me up real fast!
- Got distracted while packing and packed myself a lineover that was totally preventable.
- Took off on a load when the winds were high enough to blow over an outdoor packing tent.
- Misrouted my chest strap just off student status and didn't realize till someone pointed it out as I was getting ready to exit the plane.
So yeah..... don't be so hard on yourself. Just make SURE you learn from your mistakes and mistakes made by others.
What have I done?
- Played chicken with the otter while landing. I was landing after a high pull and knew where every other canopy was. It was dusk, and for whatever reason, my circle of awareness sucked and I didn't notice the very large bird coming right at me.
- Demoed a very small canopy before I was ready for it, and turned 180 low. Ha! How I survived that one, who know? But I did... and that woke me up real fast!
- Got distracted while packing and packed myself a lineover that was totally preventable.
- Took off on a load when the winds were high enough to blow over an outdoor packing tent.
- Misrouted my chest strap just off student status and didn't realize till someone pointed it out as I was getting ready to exit the plane.
So yeah..... don't be so hard on yourself. Just make SURE you learn from your mistakes and mistakes made by others.
QuoteForgot to put my face shield down on my A3, and spent 3000ft getting it closed instead of looking where I was going at terminal velocity. (one time)
I did that 3 times in 1 day a few months ago.
The first 2 times I didn't notice until freefall seemed kind of windy shortly after exit, and the 3rd time a friend closed it for me while we were hanging on the outside of the otter
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