DcloudZ 0 #1 August 6, 2012 Pretty straight forward, what's the one thing that you hope will never happen to you while skydiving? For example: double malfunction. In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best."Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #2 August 6, 2012 QuotePretty straight forward, what's the one thing that you hope will never happen to you while skydiving? For example: double malfunction. In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best. There are more than one.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #3 August 6, 2012 too many to list, but... I hope I am never furthest away from the door when we are low, and the pilot gives the instruction to bail. imagine you got two perfectly good parachutes on your back and the plane is passing through 2K, descending rapidly, and you still got 10+ bodies in front of you, with everyone hesitating in the door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #4 August 6, 2012 I hope I never hurt anyone while skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
what42 0 #5 August 6, 2012 They're pretty obvious but here are my two: Death Major Injury Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #6 August 6, 2012 Hope I never HAVE to quit for any reason other than personal choice. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #7 August 6, 2012 The plane stalls/has an engine issue after take off, below 300 ft.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #8 August 6, 2012 Quotetoo many to list, but... I hope I am never furthest away from the door when we are low, and the pilot gives the instruction to bail. imagine you got two perfectly good parachutes on your back and the plane is passing through 2K, descending rapidly, and you still got 10+ bodies in front of you, with everyone hesitating in the door. Having to bail out of said airplane but logjammed in the door because some guy ten spots back won't stop trying to shove his way through while yelling GTFO OF MY WAY, YOU MAGGOTS!It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #9 August 6, 2012 QuoteI hope I never hurt anyone while skydiving. +100000000000000000000000000000000000Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #10 August 6, 2012 Run out of altitude and ideasU only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 August 6, 2012 Death.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #12 August 6, 2012 Quote Death. Yes, clearly, but what I meant is a specific event, fatal or not "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olmed 0 #13 August 6, 2012 That my reserve does not function properly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsisson 0 #14 August 7, 2012 I hope I never have a cutaway on a naked skydive, forcing an off airport landing in town - and getting hung up on the town square clock tower. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #15 August 7, 2012 Quote Quote Death. Yes, clearly, but what I meant is a specific event, fatal or not But the problem is no situation is ever textbook, so one must always seek to prevent death by constantly being proactive, preventative, reactive, and observant. I have survived more than a few situations that were never specifically prepared for because they were never foreseen.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jurgencamps 0 #16 August 7, 2012 Quote In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best. If the wings fall of the plane, you have a better chance to jump at 670 ft from it than when you stay in the plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #17 August 7, 2012 Paralysis or death. Death would suck but paralysis would suck worse. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #18 August 7, 2012 QuoteQuote In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best. If the wings fall of the plane, you have a better chance to jump at 670 ft from it than when you stay in the plane. During my ground school I was tought that if there is a malfunction with the airplane under 1,500 then we are not allowed to bail."Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jurgencamps 0 #19 August 7, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuote In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best. If the wings fall of the plane, you have a better chance to jump at 670 ft from it than when you stay in the plane. During my ground school I was tought that if there is a malfunction with the airplane under 1,500 then we are not allowed to bail. Normaly you stay with the plane and you make an emergency landing. This should give you the highest chance of survival. But if an emergency landing is not possible, staying in the plane is a (almost) certain death and the pilot keeps yelling "get out" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1960%E2%80%931974) 1963 - 26 June A BAF Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, CP45, c/n 246, en route to RAF Gütersloh, crashes near Detmold, Germany after being accidentally hit by a British mortar bomb over the Sennelager Range. 5 crewmen and 33 paratroopers died, while 9 paratroopers managed to jump to safety using their parachutes.[101 PS The survivors got out very low. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #20 August 7, 2012 Quote Quote In my case it would be a problem with the airplane under 1,500ft in which case I would be forced to remain in the plane and hope for the best. If the wings fall of the plane, you have a better chance to jump at 670 ft from it than when you stay in the plane. If the wings fall off the plane, good luck getting out of it anyway! For me, quad-level paralysis or something that left me in permanent pain would be a far worse proposition than sudden death. Death is coming regardless, after all! I think one thing we all fear is regret, and being killed outright takes care of that. My other big dread is mental impairment caused by an accident. I've had two friends suffer permanent brain injury through bad landings, and that was very sobering. Why anyone would make a habit of jumping without a helmet is beyond me. I do also fear being forced to give up jumping permanently for any reason beyond my control. When the time comes for me to hang up my rig for the last time, I hope I can be at peace with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EOCS 0 #21 August 7, 2012 Well seeing as i have between 100 and 200 jumps i fear nothing and know everything.... So no problems here But really i think i have to agree with not hurting anyone else while skydiving. That and the being trapped in a plane thats going down idea is pretty freaky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #22 August 7, 2012 Talking about things that can happen to me rather than things I could accidentally do to someone else, then definitely at the top of my list are permanent injuries, worst of all being paralysis I suppose, or anything leaving me in constant pain. Something like a really hard opening that snaps me in half, I fear that more than a rough landing doing the same because I have basically no control over the former and it feels like a random event that could happen on any given jump. Actually going in cleanly and ending it all, I'm not very worried about. In fact, considering the absolute certainty of death one way or another, and the terrible nature of most other deaths, merging instantly with a planet seems like a damn good way to go and perhaps I hope it does happen one day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #23 August 7, 2012 Girlfriend runs off with Skygod (hate it when that happens) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moggybean 0 #24 August 7, 2012 Watching the pilot run past me and jump out the door while screaming like a bitch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #25 August 7, 2012 Quote Watching the pilot run past me and jump out the door while screaming like a bitch Haha! That's a good one, I like it "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
