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I believe you are talking about Beezy Shaw, not Chris Martin. Pink Mafia Sis #26

Yea I do that part too... Pink Mafia Sis #26

I usually have double mals in my dreams and just land without any canopies... like I jumped off the tailgate of a truck. Then I always think to myself 'Ah crap, my DZO is going to be soooooo pissed' Pink Mafia Sis #26

hmmmm..... who?????? Pink Mafia Sis #26

Skydive Alabama (Cullman) Skydive Walterboro (SC) Gold Coast Skydivers (Moss Point, MS) Emerald Coast Skydivers (Elberta, AL) Tennessee Skydiving Center (Tullahoma) Skydive the Rockies (CO) Skydive Arizona (Eloy) Skydive Carolina (Chester, SC) Carolina Sky Sports (Louisburg, NC) Skydive Monroe (GA) Skydive Atlanta (Thomaston) Rantoul, IL WFFC ... I think that's it so far

Holy freak'n crap, I hate that too! Pink Mafia Sis #26

On no! That's sad Pink Mafia Sis #26

Yea, this is probably a complete waste of energy... Pink Mafia Sis #26

OK, it was phrased poorly. How about: 1 chance of death per 1,000 skydivers AND 1 chance of death per 66,667 skydives. Does this sound about right to everybody? Where's benny & rehmwa when you need them??? edited to add: These are, of course, round-about numbers based on the only info that I could find. Pink Mafia Sis #26

Not to beat a dead horse but all these recent 'how unsafe is skydiving' threads have got me going in circles. Somebody please explain to me any error in my thinking. I learned in two different graduate level risk assessment & analysis courses that to evaluate risk, I need to look at deaths per event/exposure... not deaths per participant (since the events/exposures per participant can either be a little or a lot). For this example the event will be 1 skydive. According to the USPA website: In 2002: "In one year, current USPA members reported making a total of 2,151,228 jumps." In 2002: there were 33 fatalities So, 33/2,151,228 = X/1,000,000 33,000,000 = 2,151,228X X= 15.34 So, in 2002, there are about 15 deaths per 1 million skydives made. (I was going to subtract total jumps/fatalities of tandems but I couldn't find any reported information on that.) In another thread someone mentioned there being approximately 30,000 licensed skydivers with approximately 30 deaths a year.... the conclusion being 1 in 1,000 skydivers will die per year. This being the case... it isn't the same as having a 1 in 1,000 chance of death. Right??? 1 per 1,000 skydivers will die... but approximately 15 per 1,000,000 skydives will result in a fatality??????? Someone help me out here Pink Mafia Sis #26

When I was taking risk assessment we would compare risk by fatalities per # of exposures. Driving was tricky because each exposure would have a different distance or length of time whereas skydiving is fairly consistent per exposure. ^

I always knew I was a math nerd but the fact that I'm still actively following this thread has finally made it official... Pink Mafia Sis #26

YA! I twisted my knee landing early in the week at Rantoul this year. The ER doc said I probably tore 2 ligaments, slapped on a big ass brace, and handed me some crutches & said see ya! It didn't hurt very bad at all after about 24 hrs and I could walk on it somewhat so I bought a smaller brace from Wal-mart and kept on jumping... I just slid in my landings. It may have been stupid but as it turned out the ER doc was wrong (I don't think he liked jumpers very much) and nothing was torn. So I think it was worth it . Pink Mafia Sis #26

Great pics Chris Pink Mafia Sis #26

Nope but I travel dz to dz a lot

Sorry Drake that wasn't necessarily directed to you... just a general question and you were the last one that posted. Pink Mafia Sis #26

I've noticed that having kids has been pointed out as something very negative to have happened to your female classmates. Am I misinterpreting that? Because if not then that's just sad... Pink Mafia Sis #26

I'm sure glad Caryn had her cypres when this happened! Pink Mafia Sis #26

Tn Skydiving Center did have a Beech but I believe they have a cessna right now. Everyone there is super nice and it would be a great place to take family members who want to make tandems. Skydive Alabama (my home dz ) has a King Air. You can check out the website here for directions. And I'm not too sure about West Tn Skydiving since Mullins King Air just left. You may need to call them and ask if nobody else posts that info. Pink Mafia Sis #26

Tennessee Skydiving Center (the real one) in Tullahoma is the closest (1.5 hrs), followed by Skydive Alabama (2 hrs), then I think West Tennessee Skydiving (~3 hrs-ish). Pink Mafia Sis #26

Do I sense some hostility from you two.... Pink Mafia Sis #26

What's up Tim! I wish I could make it down there . I'll have to get my ass back down there soon!!! I miss you guys!!! ...and by guys I mean all my Pink Mafia Sis'... and you & Chris See ya! Pink Mafia Sis #26

That's what sounded fishy to me . Oh well... Thanks! Pink Mafia Sis #26

I'll be there! You should definitely come! YAY!!!! Steve, my birthday is March 31st you know I'll PM you my b-day wish list and you can go ahead and start shopping... edit: and you too Mark Pink Mafia Sis #26

Awwww c'mon...... nobody knows?!?!?! Pink Mafia Sis #26