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You're a floater or on the camera step, suddenly you're hanging from the tail of an airplane and you are not falling towards earth.... What do you do? Think carefully, your life may depend on the answer.............. (The things everyone needs to think about.)

You know about the trial, now you know the verdict, and the truth. Many things have happened in skydiving over the years, we must learn from them and hopefully learn from the mistakes.

Congratulations! I know you had a great jump. Your after jump glow pretty much told it all!!!!! Welcome to the club! Now, get to work on that 1000!

skydivr for me~Curt

I'm a camera hound. But, I HAVE posted a reply or two in my life. (I just don't remember who I am!) ...and besides, you should be proud to have me on the team (lol) Nice jumping with you!~Curt

Sorry, you are incorrect about who started this whole lawsuit thing. Again, if you don't know the facts, find out before making statements. I resent the implication you have brought upon the injured skydiver in stating that he brought this to the legal realm. It was, in fact, the decedent's family who started this whole mess.

I would like to say, "Get all of the facts" before printing. First of all, the videographer did NOT follow dive plan and deploy at assigned altitude. The other skydiver in question is an talented skydiver, and followed dive plan. What you may NOT know is that among other things, the video parachute blew up, causing a violent side spin. The article printed in the "Dropzone.com" is in error, and despite how people feel personally about MIchael Hawkes, it was a very safe place to skydive. I say was because of the current conditions to "fun jump" there now. Low man DOES have the right of way and when tracking or shooting videos, we need to be aware of our surroundings and who is below us. When it comes down to it, we are responsible for ourselves. We need to remember when it comes to deployment, that we let everyone who might be near know that we're going to deploy and if we're above someone, take appropriate action. I have read the article, and am appalled by the apparent disregard of facts given the family's attorney. But, then again, that's his job. Don't be so quick to judge until EVERYTHING is out in the open.