SkydiveMonkey 0 #51 March 21, 2003 Sorry, mistype ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #52 March 21, 2003 Quote You wouldn't want me to tell about our tandem jump, would you? I don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about... Besides, I'm on YOUR side on this thread! We crazy-non-swooping-enjoying-a-fine-canopy-flown-sensibly-types need to stick together, you know! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #53 March 21, 2003 I don't think anyone, either in person or through a forum, would recommend a high wingloading of any kind to a novice. I know you know that.| I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #54 March 21, 2003 I had about 120 jumps when this happened - I consider myself lucky. I was under a Sabre 135 probably loaded around 1.4 ish. I noticed out of the corner of my eye while at 100 feet on final that a cross-wind hook turner was executing a turn that would've put me and him in a path for certain collision. Unfortunately, I panicked a bit and executed a 90 that ended up throwing me into the ground completely horizontal. I four inch divot resulted where my face hit and my FactoryDiver was completely cracked in the face and partially cracked on the top. I remember looking at the ground while horizontal (at about 30 feet) and thinking that that was it. Luckily, I walked away with nothing more than anger for the situation that was caused because the hook-turner didn't look. He even admitted it was his fault. I think I could've dealt with the stuation in a much better fashion with the experience I have now five years later in my career, but the thing that really got to me was, man, what if I was under a Stilletto and had made that same mistake. I don't like breaking bones very much. I'm pretty sure I would have broken all of them. 100 jumps is NOT NEARLY enough time to expose someone to every single possible situation one might encounter under canpopy or even a good distribution. Like SkyBytch put it - maybe he/she will get lucky like I did. Maybe they will never be in a bad situation - I wouldn't play the odds seeing as how I'm not the only person in the sky on final on the DZ though. -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,030 #55 March 21, 2003 QuoteI had about 120 jumps when this happened - I consider myself lucky. I was under a Sabre 135 probably loaded around 1.4 ish. snip Friend of mine did that on a Stiletto, broke his femur. Of course, he had 2,100 jumps at the time. Do you think you were better off under a Sabre135 than you would have been under a Stiletto150?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
