stratostar 5 #1 August 10, 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Holes-in-the-Safety-Net-of-Skydiving-165647186.html Pretty sure I posted in one of the airport access threads, not long ago, that people would be a fool to think Contra Costa Supervisor Mary Piepho had gone away.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #2 August 10, 2012 not surprised by this "news report" people who do such "investigative reporting" AS outsiders... can put any sorta spin on a story that they want.... seems like that is what happens here.... blah blah blah ........"eyewitness Trouble makers"....imho jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #3 August 10, 2012 OMG... QuoteAccording to the FAA, since 2000, 77 drop zones were cited for safety violations and at least 247 people have died during skydiving operations. FAA records also show that six people have died at the Lodi Parachute Center. Two were ruled suicides. The Lodi Parachute Center is the same drop zone where Laverne Everett jumped when she almost fell out of her harness. We were surprised when owner Bill Dause told us he doesn’t keep track of the number of people who have died at his facility. According to reports since the early 1980s, there were at least twelve deaths at the drop zone in Lodi. 77 safety violations in 12 years. 12 deaths in 32 years. whatever will we do... perhaps she should look into the number of violations of stop signs and stop lights and the number of fatalities caused thereby? Oh wait... that isnt anywere as news (aka attention-seeking-media-whore) worthy.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinlee 0 #4 August 10, 2012 Is Robert Whitsitt related to Fred Whitsitt, the guy who was the stunt double for Maxwell Smart in the movie Get Smart? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #5 August 10, 2012 This story comment on Mrs. Fall out of the Harness is mind boggling: Tom Christianson Best Drop Zone. Great Instructors, sorry she had a bad experience. Looks like she didn't follow instructions."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemfx 0 #6 August 10, 2012 at least she didn't loose her wig...if she did the show would of been a lot better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #7 August 11, 2012 I like the slogan above the headline: "holding the powerful accountable" Now that crime and deficit problems in California have been solved, those powerful skydivers will have to answer to the hard-hitting investigative reporters who look out for the welfare of those threatened by skydiving. ( well, really, Lindsey Lohan wasn't in court this week, and nobody got bitten by a shark, so what are they going to do a story about?}You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 143 #8 August 12, 2012 Quote “I do expect a level of safety, I make sure their parachutes are correct, their parachutes are up to date, they are wearing the right equipment, and that is all you can do,” said Dause Quite an interesting attitude.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtiflyer 0 #9 August 12, 2012 QuoteIs Robert Whitsitt related to Fred Whitsitt, the guy who was the stunt double for Maxwell Smart in the movie Get Smart? Quite probable, Bob had also done some stunt work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
