Simviation Forum - no sky-diving....

May 29^th, 2006 at 2:30pm

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At least not for me in the near future...

local place not too far from here had a person slip out of the harness when the shoot opened on a tandem jump. Needless to say not much was left :X

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Reply #1 - May 29^th, 2006 at 2:39pm

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Never been my cup of tea...

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Reply #2 - May 29^th, 2006 at 3:27pm

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Why do you ever want to jump out of a perfectly servicable aeroplane Tongue

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Reply #3 - May 29^th, 2006 at 3:44pm

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Why do you ever want to jump out of a perfectly servicable aeroplane Tongue

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I don't!

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Reply #4 - May 29^th, 2006 at 4:02pm

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i reckon that sky diving would be absolutely fantastic!!
my piano teacher did it, and she said it was the best thing she had ever done.

i would'nt pass up the opportunity

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Reply #5 - May 29^th, 2006 at 5:20pm

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I would like to Bungee jump once....Sky diving...still considering...

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Reply #6 - May 29^th, 2006 at 5:23pm

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They slipped out of the harness? how do you slip out of a parachuting harness? I've worn one, and I can barely slip into it, let alone out. The straps gor under each arm and over the shoulder, around your waist, and between your legs. even the jerk of canopy deployment shouldn't be able to dislodge you. Either the thing was put on wrong, or something broke.

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Reply #7 - May 29^th, 2006 at 9:19pm

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More recently two divers had their chutes tangle at 200 AGL, and one died. Bad week for skydiving.

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Reply #8 - May 29^th, 2006 at 9:47pm

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That's horrible! EEsh... I've worn the parachute itself, not completely sure how the tandem harness works but I'd guess it wouldn't be much different... and those things are "snug".

I want to go skydiving soon. There is a school at the airport I work at that does jumps all day long. I couldn't even guess how many people they take up a week.

They got a new(er) 206 a month ago that still needs to come in for inspection and their Caravan has arrived for the summer season.

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Reply #9 - May 29^th, 2006 at 10:47pm

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They slipped out of the harness? how do you slip out of a parachuting harness? I've worn one, and I can barely slip into it, let alone out. The straps gor under each arm and over the shoulder, around your waist, and between your legs. even the jerk of canopy deployment shouldn't be able to dislodge you. Either the thing was put on wrong, or something broke.

heh, just reporting what I heard on the news last night. not saying it's right and what is wrong with it.

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Reply #10 - May 30^th, 2006 at 1:06pm

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heh, just reporting what I heard on the news last night. not saying it's right and what is wrong with it.

So i figured... but I wasn't taking you to task for it.
I say, if you still want to try it, do yourself a favor and avoid the media coverage... research the safety stats; they're probably pretty good.
I'm hoping to try it this season; I know of a great jump school with an excellent safety record.

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Reply #11 - May 30^th, 2006 at 6:49pm

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I would like to Bungee jump once

I've been there, Cairns, Queensland, 1997.... still washing the underpants. Great fun.. as a one off! Shocked

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