Interesting thought about rounds

[wmw999 2,153]

It's interesting; I keep hearing about how dangerous rounds are, and how tough the "old timers" were and all that.

But, you know, in those days "femured" was not a verb. The only guy I knew jumping who'd broken his femur did it on a motorcycle. I wasn't nearly as scared about landing then as I was right after downsizing (or any time it gets a little flaky with too many people and too little wind combined with too little landing discipline).

Maybe it's just the devil you know.

I have got to get out of here

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[bmcd308 0]

I imagine that anyone looking up to watch their main and reserve entangle would be a potential "yes" vote on an "Is your next reserve going to be round?" poll.

Or more likely, they will abstain.

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[Zenister 0]

i dont know i HATED military static line jumps, i think the angle of landings may have changed the nature of the injuries,but maybe not the frequency (no statistics just babbling) watching all thoose accuracy canopies sink in and smack the mat hard really made me flashback to airborne..

i like my knees they help get me around

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[mccordia 73]

I gues they never femured back then because your ankles and knees would slide into each other neatly, absorbing the impact...you wouldn't be able to walk anymore and you'd be 10 cm's shorter...but who cares..:)

But seriously...my uncle broke his back under a round 20 years ago (he was an avid jumper), spent a year in the hospital. Still has a f*cked up back now...

my uncle> http://www.3dluvr.com/mccordia/fridge/pictures/skydive/uncle_ut15.jpg

JC
FlyLikeBrick
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[nws01 0]

I woke up this morning to a CASA dropping Army SF's out with rounds at 1,500 feet here at Raeford. They come down pretty hard and it does not seem appealing to me at all.

[jumpwally 0]

In '77 when i started,,rounds were the only choice as a student,,not as bad as you would think,,soft openings fun in a diff way after a 100 it was enough tho...lol

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[skr 1]

> It's interesting; I keep hearing about how dangerous rounds
> are, and how tough the "old timers" were and all that.

Ah, but remember that all those round stories are greatly
exaggerated for the jump story effect.

It wouldn't do to tell everybody that we mostly stood up.

And we shouldn't mention that all those spectacular crash
and burns in the movies are because who's going to show
movies of regular landings?

I had 1,800 jumps before I got a square.

Rounds are very peaceful and quiet.


> But, you know, in those days "femured" was not a verb.

I'm sure we would have if we could have though.

I think that is more a statement about today's lack of training
on canopy flight.

That young, testosterone poisoned human nature hasn't
changed a bit.

Skr