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AFF Lvl 1 cutaway at 200ft - The worst AFF level 1 mistake ever??

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Holy crap! That is the luckiest dude in the world! Stupid.........YES! That canopy was fine. Geeeeeeeez.



indeed! I think his reserve must have snagged on the trees as he fell through them , or he landed in a peat bog which broke his fall. Otherwise he would be toast for sure.

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In a sick, sad sort of way, it's a great foil for a commercial for a MARD (i.e., skyhook or similar product):

[upbeat music] This is your cutaway with our product;
[ominous music] .. and this is your cutaway without it.
:|
Any questions?

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wow, I think Lutz has been out-done!



My thoughts exactly!!!



Nah, no lawsuit and no blaming of the instructors. (At least not that we know of from this video). He's a step above Lutz/Richardson just by that alone.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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GRRR!!!

Can someone download the video and email it to me?

I'm REALLY about to start looking for the creator of websense
"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
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Nearly fell off my chair when I saw this! he is one lucky guy :S


Skip to 1 minute in to get to the start of the action....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-E1dzP9fD4

I searched the forum but couldnt find the link so hope its not a repost. If it is, its worth seeing again!



Score one for the media :)
Excellent coverage.. Sensationalist, yes - but they do tell it the way it is and everyone gets a say.
"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport."
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The intial canopy going into the crowd looked like a paragliding canopy while the commentary was referring to skydving. The continuity of the whole video sucked. What can you expect from the press.
2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

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Whoa !!!


saved by
RSL.......????


cause there is NO way!!!>>>

he pulled the reserve handle....

just guessing here,, but i'd say he pulled the cutaway handle... and then freaked.....

IMHO

jmy

added.... doesn't look like the gear was skyhook equipped.
the timing of the reserve pc seems consistant with rsl... he couldda pull silver...AFTER he hit the ground... or not at all...
the account doesn't tell us if he DID or DIDn't.. have the slider down....
on the reserve yet...
i wonder...

jt
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W T F ????


saved by
RSL.......????


cause there is NO way!!!>>>

he pulled the reserve handle....

just guessing here,, but i'd say he pulled the cutaway handle... and then freaked.....

IMHO

jmy



For sure. Talk about a scary situation for any instructor!
~D
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