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Originally Posted by ZonieDiver
I've never understood why ANYone would want to fall from an aircraft as, essentially, a glorified rucksack!
I am, however, considering making an parachute jump from an aircraft 'while in fright' to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of my birth this July!
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Good On'ya Brother!! I got back into the sport 20-30 years after I got out and am LOVING IT!! Gravity still works the same!!
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Originally Posted by stfesta
@ Big Teddy,
Some tandem places are "tandem factories". They make lots of money doing it. In fact, they care about their tandems more than their fun jumpers.
That lady's harness was too lose, the instructor's fault. The instructor should have ended it when she clearly did not want to go. There is no shame in it, only money.
At my home DZ, we have a few people each year that come down with the plane. No big deal.
As an skydive instructor, before I skydive with a student, before we jump, in the plane, I ask "are you ready to skydive?". If the student says "no", we land in the plane. I don't want to be in the air with a person that really may not want to be there. They can become a danger to themselves or others.
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That rig didn't look like it had any "Diagonals"!!
Definitely not a Strong Rig!!
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Originally Posted by Billy L-bach
He should have his tandem rating revoked. A hard canopy deployment in that harness postion and the woman falls from the harness and becomes a dead person thanks to that goons haphazard attitude.
The camera guy would no longer be allowed to work for me either since he clearly reached forward to help pull her hands off of the door...
...dont touch my tandem passenger unless you are the TI.
The way that womans harness was adjusted, and the way he forced her from the door are absolutely unacceptable.
Turd
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Both the Tandem Master and the Videographer should have their USPA Licenses/Certifications REVOKED!!
Later
Martin