"Skydiver's Brush with Death"

[kkeenan 14]

"Skydiver's Brush with Death"
from the front page of my local paper.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090613/NEWS01/906130312/Facing-long-recovery--skydiver-won-t-sweat-small-stuff&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

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Dude, you are so awesome...
Can I be on your ash jump ?

[Gato 0]

I'm really glad he's going to be ok.

Was this reported in the Incidents Forum, Kevin?

That said, how do you break 3 suspension "cords" on opening (assuming that's when it happened?)

It's amazing that he's referred-to as a "seasoned skydiver" - with a whopping 45 jumps.

T.I.N.S.

[OlympiaStoica 0]

I was looking to see something about this in the "Incidents" forum as well -- nothings so far.

I noticed the 45 jumps = "seasoned skydiver", but have learned that media reports are littered with misrepresentations when it comes to skydiving incidents. Those articles are written by whoffos after all, and they don't bother checking with someone in the sport before putting something in print.

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[Dougiefresh 0]

Spiraled from 500 feet with 3 broken lines? Something doesn't make sense here.

Either A. it happened on opening, and the reporter was off by an order of magnitude

or B. he isn't reporting (or isn't able to report) the facts of the accident correctly

or C. it's standard retard newspaper idiocy.

I'd put money on C, with a heavy dose of A, and a dash of B, plus a fair amount of newbie not knowing how to handle a mal.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

[JohnDeere 0]

In the video he said he was spiralling from 4000 ft. He said he thought he could fix the spiral but maybe he should have cut away

Nothing opens like a Deere!

You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!

[dragon2 2]

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That said, how do you break 3 suspension "cords" on opening

Easy enough, actually had 2 lines break on opening today myself
Canopy felt good actually but saw 2 B-lines flying in the wind, so bye bye Fusion hello Techno.
That's my 2nd reserve in a month's time, I'm SO not having a good month... Will post the video on sm later.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[OlympiaStoica 0]

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In the video he said he was spiralling from 4000 ft. He said he thought he could fix the spiral but maybe he should have cut away

Opting for spiraling yourself into the ground instead of cutaway; I'd like to ask him: "why???"

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[kkeenan 14]

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Was this reported in the Incidents Forum,

Reported, but with very little detail.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3539504;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

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Dude, you are so awesome...
Can I be on your ash jump ?

[billvon 3,110]

>Opting for spiraling yourself into the ground instead of cutaway; I'd like to
>ask him: "why???"

Hard openings are often associated with broken lines. The combination of a hard opening and a very rapid spin may have caused him to lose consciousness, or at least be out of it enough to not understand what was going on.

[rdufokker 6]

Hey Fuzzface!!!!!

Irony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread"