dguy 0 #1 December 17, 2004 Hi, just discovered dropzone.com, so thought I'd introduce myself. Did my first RAPS jump back in 1999, progressed well - 1st Freefall on Jump 6, then disaster struck on Jump 7 - deployed on my back which resulted in left leg caught in front & rear risers and being pulled up my back. With the words of my instructor "if you get an entanglement don't cut-away" going through my mind I just pulled on my leg as hard as I could - I managed to free myself by 1800' but had severely injured my knee in the process (Snapped ACL, rupture PCL & MCL). I got back in the air in 2003 and did 1 static line descent, the next six visits to the DZ resulted in no jumps because of the naff UK weather, needless to say I got a little despondent. I've now decided that if I'm ever going to succeed (before I'm to old) I need to go somewhere warm to do AFF - probably Freefall University at Lillo, Spain. Thats enough about me! Blue Skies Dennis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #2 December 17, 2004 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dguy 0 #3 December 17, 2004 Thanks for the welcome, hopefully do AFF June 2005 (if finances permit!!)"Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #4 December 17, 2004 Wow, Dennis, way to stick it out! I hope you can do AFF and get back in the sky! I injured my MCL on jump 10 with a bad landing (I should've PLF'd). Best of luck with AFF! Stay safe! Jeth "At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
