skydiver jumping with no goggles? wtf?

[agentsmith413 0]

is it just me or does this skydiver not have any goggles on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

edited to remove the "student" assumption

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[skyjumpenfool 2]

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is it just me or does this student not have any goggles on?

Look closely, the camera guy in the plane is not wearing any goggles either?? Cool video though!

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[amstalder 0]

Thats not a student....

Edit to suggest searching "Mr. Bill"

[porpoishead 5]

what makes you say this is a student??? do you know these people?? or their experience??

I didnt see that listed in the video

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[theonlyski 3]

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is it just me or does this student not have any goggles on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

Just cause hes wearin a pro-tec, doesnt mean hes a student.

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[Jbag 0]

looks like he figured he was gonna open high so he didnt think he would "need" goggles

IHYD

[agentsmith413 0]

ok ok people i jumped to conclusions about him being a student... throw me a freaking bone

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[JohnDeere 0]

I know everybody says SL makes better canopy pilots , but doing a Mr. Bill with students so the instructor can explain it is going a little to far........

Nothing opens like a Deere!

You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!

[porpoishead 5]

no doubt dude, thats some funny shit... i was gonna say the same thing.. hanging a mr bill off of a student to teach canopy control thats extreme

sucks how bad that went..could of been worse though. I about died laughing when the dude just finaly layed down and grabbed his ankle

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[skyjumpenfool 2]

Actually, I was thinking… What a nice guy for not just using his hook knife on your lines. Instead, he thoughtfully just untangled it from his ankle.

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"Son, only two things fall from the sky."

[porpoishead 5]

I thought that was very nice of him too... or he didnt have a hook knife...

you know that shit had to hurt like crazy under a spinning malfunction hanging from your ankle on some suspension line...dude was like he was delirious once he landed

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[piisfish 135]

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Just cause hes wearin a pro-tec (and has a ripcord deployment), doesnt mean hes a student.

was it JohnRich ?

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[theonlyski 3]

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Just cause hes wearin a pro-tec (and has a ripcord deployment), doesnt mean hes a student.

was it JohnRich ?

What do you mean ripcord?

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[base283 0]

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is it just me or does this skydiver not have any goggles on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

edited to remove the "student" assumption

Is that not unlike discussing the color of the Titanic as it was sinking? What relevance do goggles or lack of them have in the video? I miss your point.
Take care,
space

[piisfish 135]

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Just cause hes wearin a pro-tec (and has a ripcord deployment), doesnt mean hes a student.

was it JohnRich ?

What do you mean ripcord?

spring loaded pilot chute

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[agentsmith413 0]

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is it just me or does this skydiver not have any goggles on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

edited to remove the "student" assumption

Is that not unlike discussing the color of the Titanic as it was sinking? What relevance do goggles or lack of them have in the video? I miss your point.
Take care,
space

Eh just thought it was strange really... Guess as a student myself i've just always worn goggles no matter what. Guess i have a lot to learn haha

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, all used up, and loudly proclaiming: Wow, what a ride!

[AggieDave 6]

Eh, I've done the no-goggles/glasses thing, its ok. Would rather wear my gear now days.

Here's a pic from 8-ish years ago with just that.

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[BIGUN 1,053]

Yup, got many a dive without goggles. Till, I had to get friggin contacts.

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[chuckakers 370]

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is it just me or does this skydiver not have any goggles on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

edited to remove the "student" assumption

Big Art Ingrao never wore googles, or shoes for that matter.

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[dgskydive 0]

Local jumper out at Perris, Mike Muscat never wears goggles. He just doesnt need them he says.

Dom

[BillyVance 34]

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Local jumper out at Perris, Mike Muscat never wears goggles. He just doesnt need them he says.

Yeah but he's an old salty crwdog. That and his eyebrows block the wind from his eyes.

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[NickDG 23]

Frank Mott never wore them either. He told me his eyes would quickly water up and the fluid acted like lenses that took away the urge to squint. I tried it a few times but never got used to it.

NickD

[billvon 2,396]

Not a big deal. For hop and pops with a slow canopy you definitely don't need them (other than for bug protection.)

[Psychonaut 0]

On a helicopter jump the other day I had mine around my neck the entire time, realized it after I had landed. Didn't notice it at all during the short freefall nor canopy..

Stay high pull low

[pinkfairy 0]

I think that the Mr. Bill in the video went rather well: he got the canopy off his foot and everything.

I know people who have done them, and the description I get is usually "scary!". The internet is full of videos of them going wrong, and this forum is full of horror stories about them. They can go wrong in so many ways.

Probably a good idea to avoid them if you'd rather not have line burns around your feet, bones broken or equipment ruined.

Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet.

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