Skydiving mishap, twin otter

looproll · Post by **looproll** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:10 am

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/canopydeploy.html

Oh, $hit!

TG · Post by TG » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:37 am

Lucky he didn't snap off the elevator in the process or his dumb head.
(so much for a pin check!)

Next time put "(old) Skydiving mishap, twin otter" in your tittle it will prevent me to wonder what happen yesterday.

greenwich · Post by **greenwich** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:18 am

I love the fact that all the other jumpers get the rock outa' dodge the second they realize what's happening. U see them all piling out!

Looks like the 'chute is starting to shred in those last few frames so I'm sure the A/C was OK.

Thank God it wasn't a 182!!

G

jumperdumper · Post by **jumperdumper** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:51 am

Chop it.....and get back to join the skydive, like it never happened......

OH ya and when you land start shopping for a new canopy.

WHAT A RIDE.....

shitdisturber · Post by **shitdisturber** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:39 pm

Had something similar happen to a student jumper when I was driving a 182; it's amazing how quickly you can go from half asleep to absolute alertness when something like that happens! Then there's the question of the jump master on that load; to this day I'm not sure what was open wider, his mouth or his dinner plate eyes.