This past weekend on my last jump of the day, I was doing a 4-way. One of the other jumpers is alot bigger than us and ended up going low on us. Normally we would try and swoop down to him but the jump was almost over anyway, so we just decided to have a nice little spin before track off.
As I was tracking off I thought to myself look around for the other guy that went low before you pull. Right at that time I looked directly below me and saw him about 100-200ft (not real sure) below me waving off!
I imediately did a 90 degree turn and tracked as fast as I could watching him the whole time. I saw that he was deploying and I was far enough away from him, so I deployed. As I was deploying, I could see him shoot up super fast about 50 ft away from me.
That was quite a scare. I am so glad I looked for him because I probably wouldn't be here right now. And neither would he. That was quite a bit of an extra adrenaline rush, not one that I really want though.
I guess the lesson here is to make sure you give a big wave off and look around before doing so. Also always be aware of the other jumpers that are with you. Alot of people tell me that never even wave off anymore, that is a bad habit, please think of this next time you decide not to wave off.
Also Be aware of your surroundings! -----------------
I love and Miss you so much Honey!
Orfun #3 ~ Darla