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- From: dan@triage.UUCP (Mr. Dive OuttaDa Skyy)
- Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
- Subject: Re: CLOUDS, CLOUDS, CLOUDS.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.221630.13739@triage.UUCP>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 22:16:30 GMT
- References: <4fLQPcG00WB6IG0lYX@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Organization: Triage Corp
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- In article <4fLQPcG00WB6IG0lYX@andrew.cmu.edu> "Danny A. Rossi" <dr25+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- >
- >Wine, wine, wine, that's all you sighted skydivers do, "I want to see the
- >ground," "it's too dark, it's to cloudy". Sheesh! just do what I do,
- >close your eyes and go. (GRIN).
- >
- >I was on one jump last season that was quite humorous. I hopped on a Cessna
- >load that was headed for 9,500, I planned on leaving at 6,500. When we got to
- >6,500 my buddy told me "no way". We continued climbing until we got to about
- >10,500. I didn't want to jump solo by this point so we decided to turn their
- >three-way into a four-way. On the first pass my friend said, "we got a 75
- >percent chance of hitting the D.Z.", I gave him the OK, but he decided to take
- >it around again. On the second pass he said, "95 percent", I said, "let's go".
- >He didn't tell me that the other two jumpers were not as sure and they weren't
- >going to jump, but they did end up following us out. We were in clouds the
- >entire free-fall.
- >
- >Ignorance is bliss, I certainly wasn't worried when we came through the bottom
- >of the clouds, but everyone I was with saw we weren't anywhere near the D.Z.
- >My buddy wanted to be able to talk me down under canopy so he dumped right with
- >me. I warned him never to do that again, I kicked his canopy as I was reaching
- >for my toggles. Next thing I know my radio man is saying, "listen to Don",
- >that's when I knew landing on the D.Z was not something I could expect on this
- >jump.
- >
- >Punching clouds is definitely not the brightest thing to do, but then again,
- >most people don't believe that skydiving is the brightest thing to do either.
- >
- >Everybody has to make their own decisions, just try to use a little common
- >sense.
- >
- >Flare when you hear the crickets.
- >
- >Dan Rossi B-#14030
-
-
- Ignorance can kill you too.
- DANS
-