Squeak 17 #1 November 17, 2004 http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/14/npara14.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/11/14/ixportal.html You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightJumper 0 #2 November 17, 2004 That is why I say that if your reserve fails, track towards your riggers car! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #3 November 17, 2004 That guy deserves a round of applause, WOW what a story, he really must love parachuting now that he knows it cant kill him. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 November 17, 2004 already in the incidents forum, Accident in Kenya...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Praetorian 1 #5 November 17, 2004 wow, I'm gonna get torn for this but here goes... WHAT ABOUT NEVER GIVE UP? Don't get me wrong I'm very glad he's alive and hopefuly will recover fully Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #6 November 17, 2004 I don't get this statement ? "My body position meant that it was impossible to deploy my reserve parachute." Did he mean it would tangle if he deployed it or that he could not reach his handle? If it was a fear of it tangling I would think you are better of to at least give it a shot... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ269J 0 #7 November 17, 2004 I tend to agree with you, after all its bad form to go in without all of your pins pulled. Bad body position or not, deploy the reserve, thats what its there for. I assume that he was wearing a belly mounted reserve, but the more nylon over you, completely inflated or not, the better. With that said, I am sincerely glad he escaped serious injuries. Just my 2 cents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zep 0 #8 November 17, 2004 BeJesus the luck of the Irish. Thats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impact Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Liemberg 0 #9 November 17, 2004 QuoteThats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impact Either luck of the Irish or the impact wasn't terminal "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jskydiver22 0 #10 November 17, 2004 It said he was spinning upon deployment and the lines wrapped around him, so maybe it pinned his arms somehow and he couldnt deploy the reserve. Just a thought... --I don't even know enough to know that I dont know-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DZJ 0 #11 November 17, 2004 QuoteBeJesus the luck of the Irish. Thats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impactHow do you know he's Irish? The article doesn't say anything about where he's from, only that he serves in the Irish Guards, a British regiment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zoter 0 #12 November 17, 2004 Irish by birth or Irish by Regiment...... Still has the luck of the Irish .... You cant get a more dramatic incident to 'reference' to the 'luck of the Irish ' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Zep 0 #8 November 17, 2004 BeJesus the luck of the Irish. Thats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impact Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liemberg 0 #9 November 17, 2004 QuoteThats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impact Either luck of the Irish or the impact wasn't terminal "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jskydiver22 0 #10 November 17, 2004 It said he was spinning upon deployment and the lines wrapped around him, so maybe it pinned his arms somehow and he couldnt deploy the reserve. Just a thought... --I don't even know enough to know that I dont know-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #11 November 17, 2004 QuoteBeJesus the luck of the Irish. Thats the second Irish person I've read about surviving a terminal impactHow do you know he's Irish? The article doesn't say anything about where he's from, only that he serves in the Irish Guards, a British regiment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #12 November 17, 2004 Irish by birth or Irish by Regiment...... Still has the luck of the Irish .... You cant get a more dramatic incident to 'reference' to the 'luck of the Irish ' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
