skydiverek 63 #26 January 28, 2003 Quote A few days back somebody posted a link to a flash/shockwave skydiving game. The link went to a page in a language I don't speak (Danish???) and the following photo was on the page. Anybody want to speculate on why the pilot chute appears in front of the landing jumper ? ? ? -mb There was a fatal incident on my drop zone in the 80's while doing similar activity (car pulling the skydiver and a parachute). Basically, couple of guys set up a competition who gets higher being towed by the car. In result, each of them was wearing a chest altimeter with the metal plate serving as its base (the metal plate was positioned parallely in relation to your body). One jumper's parachute collapsed at about 60 ft and he fell to the ground. His chest hit the ground first and the ground pushed the thin metal plate into his chest, cutting his aorta. Hi died. So, think twice before you do a similar stunt... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #27 January 29, 2003 There was also a fatal incident very recently (a couple months ago) doing this. I will not post names or a location because it's not my place. However, since there seems to be an interest in attempting this, I will post a little. *The jumper was being towed by a pickup truck. *The rope length was approximately 200 feet. *The canopy was a large 9 cell *The jumper was a reasonably experienced canopy pilot. *There was a cutaway system (3 ring) attached to the chest strap and connected to the tow rope. The jumpers were intentionally cutting away from the tow rope for landing. The accident: Jumper is successfully launched and pulled to altitude. The canopy started to crab to the side towards a downsloping hillside. Jumper corrects heading and then the canopy drops to the ground. It is unsure if the canopy collapsed or if the tension in the rope compounded the canopy corrections resulting in a dive. A couple points to think about if you're going to try this. *The tow vehicle should pull in a straight line and avoid turning! *Keep canopy corrections to a minimum. *If you're going to be cutting away from the tow line, make sure the handle is easily accessible. *IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY THIS, HOOK THE CANOPY UP TO THE RESERVE RISERS!!! An unintentional cutaway will be catastrophic. *Consider not doing this at all. I lost a friend this way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loughery 0 #28 April 2, 2003 One thing I have seen done is to take a 200' Bungie cord secure it to something. Hook the other end to someone light with a large canopy. take 4 people to help stretch the cord to its maximum length and 2 people to inflate the canopy. with the person in the harness facing into the wind everyone lets go and then he runs toward the wind . after about 5 steps he is airborn with the bungie still trying to collaps he is pulled upwards of 50 feet.TOT www.SkydiveMoncton.com To my wife: 'If you ask me to stop skydiving, you are asking me to move out!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
