billvon 3,089 #51 August 3, 2005 >That's kind of like the "no drinking or drugs" pledge that I had to >sign to play sports in highschool. Not quite. No one accidentally does drugs. But turn hard at 100 feet to avoid another jumper and you might just find yourself with your canopy in front of you ten feet above the ground. At that point, all the pledges in the world won't keep you from impacting at a very high rate of speed. No one in this sport gets up in the morning and says "you know, I've never died. I think I'll try that today!" Instead, they say "swooping, that looks like fun. I'll try a little tiny swoop to see what it's like. If that works out I'll go a little bigger." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #52 August 3, 2005 QuoteQuoteI don't jump anymore Thats a pretty good way to ensure no one dies skydiving.... See? I'm smarter than they give me credit for. Ah well.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #53 August 3, 2005 QuoteQuoteI don't jump anymore. And neither does the majority of the free (or not-so-free) world. why did you quit jumping? Because I'm learning to fly the plane. Thank God there's no danger there. ) Actually the REAL reason behind it is a promise I made to a whole bunch of people. A promise that I really wish I hadn't made about 23 out of every 24 hours a day....but I am a woman of my word. I will not jump again until our business is strong enough to will to our children and I have earned the right to 'play time' again.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Designer 0 #54 August 3, 2005 Interesting Idea.Is it realistic?Probably not.Even the best have a bad sec,min,hr or day?If everybody does his or her job and stays heads up 100% of the time sure.We all know this is not the case.Complacency kills!How about the hungover jumper the next day?That's Classic.Let's try through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #55 August 3, 2005 Bill, that flimsy aspect of the pledge is exactly what I'm poking at, not the specifics so much."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #56 August 3, 2005 Quotei have seen a main/reserve entanglement that most likely would have been fatal had it not been for the age of the jumper (14). _______________________________ How is the age of the jumper relevant? going by what a doctor said about bone density and whatnot. basically he said that a younger person can recover from a greater impact than an older person. i guess the equivilant of a fall that would bruise or fracture a bone in a 20ish year old person would likely kill an 80ish year old person.... shit why did you have to ask me the science behind it? edit to add to Jaye i guess you are 100% correct that you will NOT die skydiving in 2006....kinda hard to die skydiving when you dont skydive As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #57 August 4, 2005 QuoteZERO FATALITIES In a sport like ours, I cant see it happening..... Most of us a made the decision that the risk of skydiving is worth the bennifit..... There is nothing we can do to make our sport totally safe, and thats ok with me. I know that if I screw up bad enough, I WILL DIE..... Now I'm not saying that we shouldnt do our best to be safe, but when we are playing with gravity and terra firma we have to accept that some of us will not be around next year. no one ever said this was a "safe" sport.....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
